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

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Previous officers 56

  1. Kevin O'Byrne 2017-2023 Director View profile
  2. Brian Jude Cassin 2016-2025 Director View profile
  3. David Wilson Keens 2015-2021 Director View profile
  4. Lady Susan Ilene Rice 2013-2022 Director View profile
  5. Jean Tomlin 2013-2020 Director View profile
  6. Matthew John Brittin 2011-2020 Director View profile
  7. John Terence Rogers 2010-2019 Director View profile
  8. David Alan Tyler 2009-2019 Director View profile
  9. Michael Andrew Coupe 2007-2020 Director View profile
  10. Mary Elaine Harris 2007-2017 Director View profile
  11. Valerie Frances Gooding 2007-2011 Director View profile
  12. Anna Ford 2006-2012 Director View profile
  13. Dr John David Gibson Mcadam 2005-2016 Director View profile
  14. Darren Mark Shapland 2005-2011 Director View profile
  15. Robert James Stack 2005-2012 Director View profile
  16. Gary William Hughes 2005-2015 Director View profile
  17. Philip Roy Hampton 2004-2009 Director View profile
  18. Justin Matthew King CBE 2004-2014 Director View profile
  19. Bridget Ann Macaskill 2002-2006 Director View profile
  20. Sara Vivienne Weller 2002-2004 Director View profile
  21. Lord Peter Keith Levene 2001-2004 Director View profile
  22. Stuart Robert Mitchell 2001-2004 Director View profile
  23. James Frederick Trevor Dundas 2000-2007 Director View profile
  24. Sir Peter John Davis 2000-2004 Director View profile
  25. Roger John Matthews 1999-2005 Director View profile
  26. Keith Oliver Butler Wheelhouse 1999-2004 Director View profile
  27. June Frances De Moller 1999-2005 Director View profile
  28. Sir George Jeffrey Bull 1998-2004 Director View profile
  29. David Murray Bremner 1996-2000 Director View profile
  30. Sir David Gerald Scholey 1996-2000 Director View profile
  31. Kevin Mccarten 1995-2000 Director View profile
  32. Sir Clive Malcolm Thompson 1995-2001 Director View profile
  33. Right Honourable Sir Timothy Alan Davan Sainsbury 1995-1999 Director View profile
  34. Ivor John Hunt 1994-1996 Director View profile
  35. Sir John Michael Ashworth 1993-1997 Director View profile
  36. Sir Terence Michael Heiser 1992-2000 Director View profile
  37. David John Clapham 1992-1999 Director View profile
  38. Robert Cooper 1998 Director View profile
  39. Sainsbury, John Davan, Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover Kg 1992 Director View profile
  40. Lord David John Sainsbury of Turville 1998 Director View profile
  41. Ian David Coull 2002 Director View profile
  42. Sir James Douglas Spooner 1994 Director View profile
  43. John Edwin Adshead 2004 Director View profile
  44. Lady Diana Catherine Eccles of Moulton 1995 Director View profile
  45. Keith Charles Worrall 1994 Director View profile
  46. Cecil Roberts 1993 Director View profile
  47. Colin Ivan Harvey 1997 Director View profile
  48. Rosemary Prudence Thorne 1999 Director View profile
  49. Dr David Anthony Quarmby 1996 Director View profile
  50. Robin Peter Whitbread 2001 Director View profile
  51. Rudolph Thomas Vyner CBE 1998 Director View profile
  52. Joseph Harry George Barnes 1993 Director View profile
  53. Dino Baia Adriano 2000 Director View profile
  54. Robert Angus Clark 1995 Director View profile
  55. Timothy Fallowfield 2001-2024 Secretary View profile
  56. Nigel Frederick Matthews 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/11/1922

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above J Sainsbury PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

78 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £-110 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £-110

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £-1102022-04-01
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.

10 directors on the board

4.9y median 5.7y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (10)

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 14Finance 6Dormant 5Tech and media 5Other services 4Retail and trade 4Utilities 2Arts and leisure 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
00185647
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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