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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 47

  1. Nishpank Rameshbabu Kankiwala 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Berangere Andree Mireille Michel 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Dame Sharon Michele White 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Robert Andrew Collins 2016-2020 Director View profile
  5. John Patrick Lewis 2015-2020 Director View profile
  6. Loraine Woodhouse 2014-2018 Director View profile
  7. Helen Alison Weir 2012-2014 Director View profile
  8. Marisa Luisa Cassoni 2010-2012 Director View profile
  9. Thomas Clifton Athron 2009-2018 Director View profile
  10. Mark Richard Williamson 2007-2017 Director View profile
  11. Kevin John Berry 2007-2012 Director View profile
  12. Sir Andrew Charles Mayfield 2007-2020 Director View profile
  13. Richard Paul Hodgson 2007-2010 Director View profile
  14. Mark Ian Price 2007-2016 Director View profile
  15. Janice Doherty 2007-2007 Director View profile
  16. Jane Burgess 2007-2009 Director View profile
  17. Nigel Keen 2005-2018 Director View profile
  18. Richard Andrew Mayfield 2005-2009 Director View profile
  19. Eric Alan Gregory 2002-2007 Director View profile
  20. Angela Megson 2002-2006 Director View profile
  21. Tina Sandra Reade 2001-2010 Director View profile
  22. Geoffrey Ian Salt 1999-2007 Director View profile
  23. Paul Edwin Clift 1999-2009 Director View profile
  24. Steven Derek Esom 1996-2007 Director View profile
  25. Peter Nicholas Cox 1996-2002 Director View profile
  26. Antony Howard Solomons 1996-2012 Director View profile
  27. Stuart Hampson 1994-2007 Director View profile
  28. Nigel Burton 1994-2004 Director View profile
  29. Michael John Rose 1993-1999 Director View profile
  30. Roger Anthony Dennis 1993-2001 Director View profile
  31. Richard Murray March 1992-1999 Director View profile
  32. Nicholas Waldemar Brown 1991-1996 Director View profile
  33. Peter Falconer 1996 Director View profile
  34. Alastair Mckay 2007 Director View profile
  35. David Leonard Felwick 2004 Director View profile
  36. Brian Dirck Carroll 2004 Director View profile
  37. Ian Anderson Miller 1993 Director View profile
  38. Michael Mark Milner 1996 Director View profile
  39. David Mallon Wilson 2001 Director View profile
  40. Kenneth David Temple 1996 Director View profile
  41. Simon Jim Blackburn 2021-2021 Secretary View profile
  42. Peter Simpson 2018-2021 Secretary View profile
  43. Keith Michael Hubber 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
  44. Alan Buchanan 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  45. Margaret Henrietta Augusta Casely-Hayford 2006-2014 Secretary View profile
  46. Terence Frank Neville 2001-2006 Secretary View profile
  47. Brian James Pritchard 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/09/1908

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.

  • John Lewis PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-04-01

Group

  1. Waitrose Limited is controlled by John Lewis PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-04-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. John Lewis PLC is controlled by John Lewis Partnership PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. John Lewis Partnership PLC is controlled by John Lewis Partnership Trust Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. John Lewis Partnership Trust Limited is controlled by Jason Mark Tarry
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2024-09-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jason Mark Tarry.

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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.

Grants received

6 grants · £132,625 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £94,072 (4 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £38,553 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £41,7692023-02-17
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £1,0102023-02-17
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £25,7752022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £43,5902021-11-10
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £7,7032021-11-10
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

1.8y median 1.8y
average tenure
1.9y
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.

Dormant 4Professional services 4Property 3Finance 2Retail and trade 2Transport 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
00099405
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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