Company
Appleyard Group Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 28
- Matthew Bishop 2016-2019 View profile
- Craig Alan Beattie 2013-2016 View profile
- Alun Morton Jones 2008-2012 View profile
- Mark Philip Herbert 2007-2015 View profile
- Samuel George Houston 2001-2007 View profile
- Eamon Bradley 2000-2007 View profile
- Derek Potts 2000-2001 View profile
- John Raymond Witt 1997-1998 View profile
- John Muir Ritchie 1997-2000 View profile
- Peter Beynon 1997-1999 View profile
- Peter Terry Ward 1997-2000 View profile
- David Leonard Paterson Bone 1997-1997 View profile
- Robert Charles Glossop 1994-1995 View profile
- Michael John Ottwell Kettle 1993-1997 View profile
- Terence Edward Baker 1993 View profile
- Paul Jonathan Chambers 1996 View profile
- David John Bailey 1997 View profile
- John Morris Stuart 1991 View profile
- John Richard Atkin 1998 View profile
- Michael Granville Williamson 1997 View profile
- Michael John Noel 1993 View profile
- Joseph Peter O'Donnell 1993 View profile
- Phillip Taylor 1998 View profile
- Richard James Macnamara 2010-2013 View profile
- Deirdre Mary Alison Watson 2004-2009 View profile
- Matheson & CO Limited 1998-2004 View profile
- Andrew Ian Ward 1991-1998 View profile
- Matthew Ian Mahaffey 1991 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 31/08/1923
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Appleyard Group Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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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
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
- Mark Charles Finch Director · appointed 2015
- David John Muir Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Charles Finch Director · appointed 2015
- David John Muir Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Mark Charles Finch Director · appointed 2015
- David John Muir Director · appointed 2019
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
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
- 00192238
- 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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