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Hayes & Finch Limited

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

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Previous officers 12

  1. William Benjamin Hawkins 2019-2024 Director View profile
  2. Alan James Gow 2012-2018 Director View profile
  3. Karen Anne Reilly 2003-2019 Director View profile
  4. John Robert Mann 2001-2011 Director View profile
  5. Charles Henry Finch 2001-2009 Director View profile
  6. Michael Ian Davis 1999-2001 Director View profile
  7. George Patrick Fitzgibbon 2002 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Joseph Hill 2002 Director View profile
  9. Simon Thomas James Finch 2013 Director View profile
  10. Peter Finch 1999 Director View profile
  11. Michael Antony Pendray 2002-2016 Secretary View profile
  12. Robert Neil Langton 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/10/1905

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. Hayes & Finch Limited is controlled by Charles Farris Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-08-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Charles Farris Limited is controlled by Richard Gordon Simpson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-07, ceased 2024-01-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Gordon Simpson.

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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

12.2y median 12.2y
average tenure
21.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Finance 2Retail and trade 2Business services 1Construction 1Dormant 1Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1Other 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00086040
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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