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Company · Bristol

Gardiner,Sons & CO.,Limited

Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Catherine Davies Gallagher 2016-2017 Director View profile
  2. James Allen Dursley 2013-2018 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Paul Webb 2013-2017 Director View profile
  4. Michael Wayne Barnes 1997-2013 Director View profile
  5. John Watkins 1997-2011 Director View profile
  6. Royston Henry Gill 1997-2005 Director View profile
  7. Michael Paul Carr 1997-2013 Director View profile
  8. Philip Aldridge Cook 1997-2009 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Incorporated
10/08/1893
Registered office
Bristol

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Gardiner,Sons & CO.,Limited is controlled by John Watson
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Watson.

4 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£8,496,105
Total assets
£7,331,768
Cash
£1,668,405
Employees
37
Turnover
£5,608,001
Profit/loss
-£674,890

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

6 directors on the board

11.6y median 12.8y
average tenure
13.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Dormant 1Health and social care 1Professional services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00039402
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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