Company
J.Barbour & Sons,Limited
J.Barbour & Sons,Limited is an active UK company (number 00124201), incorporated 1912, with 7 current directors including Paul Gibson and Paul Robert Wilkinson. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Paul GibsonDirector · since 2026
- Paul Robert WilkinsonDirector · since 2019
- Ian Donald BerginDirector · since 2019
- Ian Richard SimeDirector · since 2017
- Ian Melvin BeattieDirector · since 1997
- Helen Mary BarbourDirector · since 1991
- Dame Margaret BarbourDirector
- Paul GibsonSecretary · since 2026
- Stephen Mitchell BuckSecretary · since 2000
Previous officers 13
- Owain Ryan Llewellyn-Pace 2019-2023 View profile
- Joseph Matthew Bernhoeft 2019-2023 View profile
- Michael Lockett 2005-2006 View profile
- Brenda Readman-Bell 2004-2017 View profile
- David George Reay 2003-2008 View profile
- Brian Scullion 1997-2004 View profile
- David Renwick 1997-2003 View profile
- Jeffrey Stuart Shepherd 1997-2010 View profile
- Malcolm David Sutherland 1997 View profile
- Henry Jacob Tavroges 2012 View profile
- Agnes Mateer Barbour 2000 View profile
- Katherine Richards 2023-2026 View profile
- Leslie Irving 1997-2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 11/09/1912
Ownership
Owned by (11) 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.
- Helen Frances Tavroges
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Helen Mary Barbour
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - George William Straker
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Ian Melvin Beattie ceased 2023-09-25
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Stephen Mitchell Buck ceased 2023-09-25
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Brenda Readman-Bell ceased 2017-08-18
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Ian Richard Sime ceased 2023-09-25
significant influence · notified 2017-10-30 - Ian Donald Bergin ceased 2023-09-25
significant influence · notified 2019-05-01 - Paul Robert Wilkinson ceased 2023-09-25
significant influence · notified 2019-05-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Joseph Matthew Bernhoeft ceased 2023-09-22
significant influence · notified 2019-05-01 - Owain Ryan Llewellyn-Pace ceased 2023-03-08
significant influence · notified 2019-05-01
Group
- J.Barbour & Sons,Limited
is controlled by Helen Frances Tavroges
Evidence
active significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Helen Frances Tavroges.
6 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
- £200,835,000
- Total assets
- £203,386,000
- Cash
- £90,915,000
- Employees
- 1,062
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £31,829,000
Filed as Group accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.
7 directors on the board
- Paul Robert Wilkinson Director · appointed 2019
- Ian Melvin Beattie Director · appointed 1997
- Paul Gibson Director · appointed 2026
- Helen Mary Barbour Director · appointed 1991
- Ian Richard Sime Director · appointed 2017
- Dame Margaret Barbour Director
- Ian Donald Bergin Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Robert Wilkinson Director · appointed 2019
- Ian Melvin Beattie Director · appointed 1997
- Helen Mary Barbour Director · appointed 1991
- Ian Richard Sime Director · appointed 2017
- Ian Donald Bergin Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Paul Robert Wilkinson Director · appointed 2019
- Paul Gibson Director · appointed 2026
- Ian Donald Bergin Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Ian Melvin Beattie Director · appointed 1997
- Helen Mary Barbour Director · appointed 1991
- Ian Richard Sime Director · appointed 2017
- Dame Margaret Barbour Director
Also govern a charity
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
- 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
- 00124201
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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