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Grimsby Fish Merchant's Association Limited

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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Joanne Gregory 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Louise Mathiesen 2017-2019 Director View profile
  3. Lance Stainforth 2012-2016 Director View profile
  4. Kenneth John Wood 2010-2011 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Charles Smith 2008-2017 Director View profile
  6. Christopher Paul Sparkes 2008-2016 Director View profile
  7. Raymond Gooch 2005-2016 Director View profile
  8. David Ronald Hamilton Hill 2002-2010 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Graeme Foster 1999-2002 Director View profile
  10. Richard Andrew Whateley 1998-1999 Director View profile
  11. Michael Parker 1998-2001 Director View profile
  12. Graham Derek Kay 1995-2008 Director View profile
  13. Lea Kirwin 1994-2002 Director View profile
  14. John Shelton Fenty 1994-2006 Director View profile
  15. Ronald Richard John Cook 1994-2006 Director View profile
  16. Frank Alan Flear 1995 Director View profile
  17. Mark Anthony Wheatley 2018 Director View profile
  18. David Frederick Cleve 1992 Director View profile
  19. Richard Oddie Taylor 1992 Director View profile
  20. Richard Coulbeck 1993 Director View profile
  21. Robert Victor Weller 2004 Director View profile
  22. John Alfred Cooper 1997 Director View profile
  23. Denis Donald Lumbard 1996 Director View profile
  24. William Hobson 2009 Director View profile
  25. Paul Stuart Preston Sharp 1994 Director View profile
  26. Eric Macklam 2005 Director View profile
  27. Michael Beckett 1998 Director View profile
  28. Jack Charles Smith 2008 Director View profile
  29. Leanda Ashley 2016-2019 Secretary View profile
  30. Stephen James Norton 2001-2016 Secretary View profile
  31. Sylvia Margaret Cain 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  32. Martyn Howard Boyers 1992-2001 Secretary View profile
  33. Kenneth Beeken 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/04/1911

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.

  • Michael Gordon Woods
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-12-05

Group

  1. Grimsby Fish Merchant's Association Limited is controlled by Michael Gordon Woods
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Gordon Woods.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£28,497
Total assets
£30,797
Employees
4
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-05. 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.

4 directors on the board

14.7y median 11.4y
average tenure
31.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Property 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00115504
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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