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Sears Limited

Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

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

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Previous officers 34

  1. Michael Seal 1999-2019 Director View profile
  2. Sir Philip Nigel Ross Green 1999-2014 Director View profile
  3. Sir Thomas Blane Hunter 1999-1999 Director View profile
  4. John Jeremy Pearmund 1998-1999 Director View profile
  5. Ian Cheshire 1997-1998 Director View profile
  6. Vittorio Radice 1997-1998 Director View profile
  7. Edward William Lea 1997-1999 Director View profile
  8. Dame Alison Jane Carnwath 1996-1999 Director View profile
  9. Rebecca Jane Cotterell 1996-1997 Director View profile
  10. Derek John Lovelock 1996-1999 Director View profile
  11. Sir Robert Paul Reid 1995-1999 Director View profile
  12. Peter Ellwood 1994-1996 Director View profile
  13. David Andrew Defty 1993-1999 Director View profile
  14. Ian Norman Thomson 1993-1996 Director View profile
  15. Roderic Murray Taylor 1993-1996 Director View profile
  16. Stephen Park 1992-1993 Director View profile
  17. Michael Leslie Hawker 1991-1993 Director View profile
  18. Liam Gerald Strong 1991-1997 Director View profile
  19. Sir Alick Michael Rankin 1991-1998 Director View profile
  20. Howard Stephen Perlin 1994 Director View profile
  21. John David Lovering 1993 Director View profile
  22. Adrian Humphrey Austen Osborn 1992 Director View profile
  23. Michael Percy Adams 1991 Director View profile
  24. Roger George Groom 1999 Director View profile
  25. Geoffrey Maitland Smith 1995 Director View profile
  26. David Cameron Macdonald 1997 Director View profile
  27. Lord Norman Beresford Tebbit 1999 Director View profile
  28. Baroness Detta O'Cathain 1994 Director View profile
  29. Sir John Michael Pickard 1992 Director View profile
  30. Sears Company Secretary Limited 1999-2013 Corporate-secretary View profile
  31. Daphne Valerie Cash 1999-1999 Secretary View profile
  32. Alyson Elizabeth Mulholland 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  33. Diane Quinlan 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  34. John David Francis Drum 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Incorporated
15/02/1912
Registered office
London

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. Sears Limited is controlled by January Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by January Investments Limited.

4 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.

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

17.2y median 17.2y
average tenure
27.5y
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.

Professional services 9Finance 3Retail and trade 2Business 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.

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
00120271
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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