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Zigup PLC

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

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John Lewis Davies 2020-2022 Director View profile
Stephen Edward Oakley 2020-2020 Director View profile
Fernando Maria Cogollos Ubeda 2019-2020 Director View profile
Philip James Vincent 2018-2025 Director View profile
Kevin Michael Bradshaw 2017-2019 Director View profile
William Spencer 2016-2020 Director View profile
Patrick James Gallagher 2016-2017 Director View profile
Claire Miles 2015-2020 Director View profile
Andrew Page 2014-2019 Director View profile
Gillian Caseberry 2012-2019 Director View profile
Christopher James Russell Muir 2011-2016 Director View profile
Robert David Mackenzie 2010-2015 Director View profile
Paul John Tallentire 2008-2010 Director View profile
Robert Leonard Contreras 2008-2017 Director View profile
Andrew James Allner 2007-2018 Director View profile
Thomas Henry Phelps Brown 2005-2014 Director View profile
Martin Stanley Andrew Ballinger 2004-2006 Director View profile
Philip Graham Rogerson 2003-2009 Director View profile
Gerard Thomas Murray 2003-2007 Director View profile
Jan Gunnar Astrand 2001-2015 Director View profile
Philip James Moorhouse 1997-2010 Director View profile
Stephen John Smith 1997-2010 Director View profile
Ronald Williams 1996-2005 Director View profile
Christopher John Spence 2001 Director View profile
Alan Thomas Noble 2010 Director View profile
Dudley Stuart Thompson 1998 Director View profile
Michael Christopher Baughan 2001 Director View profile
Frank Michael Waring 2005 Director View profile
Alan Robert Taylor 1993 Director View profile
Derek John Kingsbury 1996 Director View profile
Emma Parr 2024-2024 Secretary View profile
James Edward Spencer Kerton 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
Nicholas Paul Tilley 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
Katie Laura Tasker-Wood 2016-2020 Secretary View profile
David Henderson 2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Incorporated: 02/07/1897
Registered office: Darlington
Previous names: Redde Northgate PLC (until 21/05/2024)
Northgate PLC (until 21/02/2020)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Zigup PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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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.

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.

8 directors on the board

Martin Ward Director · appointed 2020
Rachel Maria Coulson Director · appointed 2025
Alexander Mark Butcher Director · appointed 2019
Mark Mccafferty Director · appointed 2020
Nicola Rabson Director · appointed 2022
Avril Palmer-Baunack Director · appointed 2019
John Cook Pattullo Director · appointed 2019
Bindiya Karia Director · appointed 2022

5.4y median 6.4y

average tenure

7.5y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Martin Ward Director · appointed 2020
Alexander Mark Butcher Director · appointed 2019
Mark Mccafferty Director · appointed 2020
Avril Palmer-Baunack Director · appointed 2019
John Cook Pattullo Director · appointed 2019

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Nicola Rabson Director · appointed 2022
John Cook Pattullo Director · appointed 2019

Portfolio (6)

Martin Ward Director · appointed 2020
Rachel Maria Coulson Director · appointed 2025
Alexander Mark Butcher Director · appointed 2019
Mark Mccafferty Director · appointed 2020
Avril Palmer-Baunack Director · appointed 2019
Bindiya Karia Director · appointed 2022

Also govern a charity

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.

Business services 29Finance 23Professional services 19Other services 6Retail and trade 5Transport 4Arts and leisure 3Tech and media 3

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: 00053171
Status: Active
Type: Public Limited Company
Accounts next due: 31/10/2026
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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