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

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Previous officers 27

  1. Annette Brooks 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Wood, Adam, Company Director 2014-2021 Director View profile
  3. Sean Cairns 2010-2013 Director View profile
  4. Robert Frank Carroll 2010-2021 Director View profile
  5. Angela Clayton 2004-2019 Director View profile
  6. Alan Richard Cooper 2002-2014 Director View profile
  7. Kostantinos Jim Kiriakopoulos 2002-2013 Director View profile
  8. Simon Joshua 2002-2004 Director View profile
  9. F Trent Hill 1999-2002 Director View profile
  10. Kevin Mahoney 1999-2010 Director View profile
  11. Mark John Bamber 1996-1998 Director View profile
  12. Charles John Hupfer 1995-2011 Director View profile
  13. Ian Robert Ellidge 1994-2002 Director View profile
  14. Christopher James Freeman 1994-1996 Director View profile
  15. William Biedenharn 1994-1996 Director View profile
  16. Graham Powell 1993-1995 Director View profile
  17. Michael James Rex Mealing 1993 Director View profile
  18. Stanley Ashworth 2001 Director View profile
  19. Alexander Ernest Watson 1993 Director View profile
  20. Paul Damgaard 1993 Director View profile
  21. John Joseph Murphy 1993 Director View profile
  22. Helen Elizabeth Rees-Owst 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  23. David Allan Collins 2001-2017 Secretary View profile
  24. Clayton Beck 1998-2021 Secretary View profile
  25. Reuben Lemmond Harris 1998-2002 Secretary View profile
  26. David Crowley 1994-1998 Secretary View profile
  27. Derek Illingworth 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/10/1904

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Stacy Ann Williams
    significant influence · notified 2019-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Helen Elizabeth Rees-Owst ceased 2025-04-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-02-01
  • Angela Clayton ceased 2019-03-31
    significant influence · notified 2017-03-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Clayton Beck ceased 2024-08-29
    significant influence · notified 2017-03-23
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 19 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 19 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Sonoco Limited is controlled by Adam Wood
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-03-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Adam Wood.

2 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £1,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £1,000

Most recent

  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
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

15.6y median 15.6y
average tenure
24y
longest tenure

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.

Dormant 15Manufacturing 6Professional services 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
00082196
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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