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Company · Henley on Thames

W.H. Brakspear & Sons Limited

Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Brian Jeffries 2007-2008 Director View profile
  2. Donald Alfred Bridgman 2004-2010 Director View profile
  3. James Edward Hill 2003-2010 Director View profile
  4. Scott Cooper 1999-2004 Director View profile
  5. David Owen Thomas 1998-2006 Director View profile
  6. Michael Rodney Mordaunt Foster 1998-2007 Director View profile
  7. Hugo David Pring 1998-2007 Director View profile
  8. David Courtenay Gladstone Gyle-Thompson 1997-1998 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Edward Chuter 1996-1998 Director View profile
  10. James Robert Burrows 1995-2003 Director View profile
  11. Anthony Peter Verey 1993-2010 Director View profile
  12. Seymour, George Raymond, Major 1992 Director View profile
  13. David Malcolm Thomas 1996 Director View profile
  14. Christopher Michael Parsons 1996 Director View profile
  15. Michael Chalcraft 1996 Director View profile
  16. Paul William Brakspear 1998 Director View profile
  17. Colin Arthur Bycroft 1994 Secretary View profile
  18. William Parrish 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Incorporated
28/01/1896
Registered office
Henley on Thames

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. W.H. Brakspear & Sons Limited is controlled by J.T.D. Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. J.T.D. Investments Limited is controlled by Timothy Alfred Davies
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-11-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Timothy Alfred Davies.

6 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
£58,717,725
Total assets
£74,028,002
Cash
£7,505,511
Employees
469
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£5,220,742

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-28Not reported£58,717,725
2025-12-28Not reported£58,717,725
2024-12-29Not reported£55,175,734

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-28. 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.

4 directors on the board

15y median 17.4y
average tenure
22.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Hospitality 11Professional services 6Business services 5Property 2

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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00046656
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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