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Costa China Holdings Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Adrian Ernest Cook 2023–2023 Director View profile
  2. Bryan Keith Treadway 2021–2021 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Mark Crookall 2020–2025 Director View profile
  4. Gillian Clare Mcdonald 2019–2022 Director View profile
  5. Katherine Joanna Seljeflot 2017–2020 Director View profile
  6. Dominic James Paul 2016–2019 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Louise Highfield 2015–2020 Director View profile
  8. Christopher Charles Bevan Rogers 2012–2016 Director View profile
  9. Loraine Woodhouse 2006–2008 Director View profile
  10. John Derkach 2006–2012 Director View profile
  11. Andrew John Marshall 2006–2015 Director View profile
  12. Sunita Savjani 2021–2024 Secretary View profile
  13. Daren Clive Lowry 2015–2018 Secretary View profile
  14. Russell William Fairhurst 2015–2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/11/1919

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. Costa China Holdings Limited is controlled by Costa International Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Costa International Limited is controlled by Costa Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Costa Limited is controlled by Whitbread Group PLC
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-01-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Whitbread Group PLC is controlled by Whitbread PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Whitbread PLC.

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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.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

1 directors on the board

3.4y median 3.4y
average tenure
3.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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 2Manufacturing 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00160645
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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