Company
The British and Foreign Wharf Company Limited
The British and Foreign Wharf Company Limited is an active UK company (number 00092438), incorporated 1907, with 6 current directors including Sharon Elizabeth Ward and Ralph Booth. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Richard Henry Cheetham Bickerton 1998-2018 View profile
- Richard William Pitt 1997-1997 View profile
- Lesley Henrietta Pitt 1997-1997 View profile
- Gillian Margaret Edgar 2021-2022 View profile
- Jennifer Dorey 2020-2021 View profile
- Ewan Briggs 2020-2020 View profile
- David James Dring 2012-2020 View profile
- John Malachy Daly 2009-2012 View profile
- Alan Rashleigh Wild 2007-2009 View profile
- Ann Oconnor 2003-2007 View profile
- Ernest Arthur Weekes 1992-2003 View profile
- Thomas Robert Matthew Duke 1992 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/03/1907
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.
- George Stanhope Pitt ceased 2019-08-20
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The British and Foreign Wharf Company Limited
is controlled by George Stanhope Pitt
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-08-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by George Stanhope Pitt.
8 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
- £38,274,710
- Total assets
- £41,490,304
- Cash
- £4,988,045
- Employees
- 37
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £1,519,647
Filed as Group accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £38,274,710 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £38,274,710 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.
6 directors on the board
- Nicola Naomi Pitt Director · appointed 2008
- Tara Charlotte Leathers Director · appointed 2008
- Jeremy Baxter Leathers Director
- George Stanhope Pitt Director
- Sharon Elizabeth Ward Director · appointed 2022
- Ralph Booth Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Nicola Naomi Pitt Director · appointed 2008
- Tara Charlotte Leathers Director · appointed 2008
- Ralph Booth Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Tara Charlotte Leathers Director · appointed 2008
Portfolio (5)
- Nicola Naomi Pitt Director · appointed 2008
- Jeremy Baxter Leathers Director
- George Stanhope Pitt Director
- Sharon Elizabeth Ward Director · appointed 2022
- Ralph Booth Director · appointed 2020
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.
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
- 00092438
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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