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William Cook Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Michael Keith Hodgson 2008-2024 Director View profile
  2. Philip John Kite 2004-2006 Director View profile
  3. Neil Anthony Maskrey 2003-2008 Director View profile
  4. Timothy Vincent Lipscomb 2000-2002 Director View profile
  5. Kevin John Grayley 1998-2015 Director View profile
  6. Ian Robert Gerard 1998-2000 Director View profile
  7. Roy Henson 1995-2003 Director View profile
  8. Ian Stephen Porter 1994-1997 Director View profile
  9. Martin Edward Simons 1993-1994 Director View profile
  10. Charles Jeremy Mawdesley Hardie 1993-1993 Director View profile
  11. Sir Charles Edgar Matthewes Hardie 1993 Director View profile
  12. Sir Andrew John Cook 2017 Director View profile
  13. Ronald Stanley Pratt 1997 Director View profile
  14. Peter John Moore 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  15. John Christopher Caldwell 1997-2001 Secretary View profile
  16. Neil Richard Carrick 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  17. Robert William Granville Pickford 1994-1997 Secretary View profile
  18. Kevin Musgrove 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
09/09/1902

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. William Cook Limited is controlled by William Cook Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. William Cook Holdings Limited is controlled by Andrew John Cook
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew John Cook.

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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.

2 directors on the board

2.1y median 2.1y
average tenure
2.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Manufacturing 9Dormant 5Property 3Construction 2Finance 2Transport 2Business services 1Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00074837
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
29/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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