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The Mentholatum Company Limited

Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Colin Martin Brown 2017-2020 Director View profile
  2. Robert William Yateman 2015-2024 Director View profile
  3. Bronislaw Waclaw Mackie Gorny 2012-2015 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Paul Tasker 2007-2012 Director View profile
  5. Akiyoshi Yoshida 1999-2018 Director View profile
  6. Masashi Yoshida 1993-1999 Director View profile
  7. Kenneth Murray Henderson 1992 Director View profile
  8. James Warren Ingham 2010 Director View profile
  9. Robert Mason Crandall 1993 Director View profile
  10. Francis Wai Pok Chan 2012 Director View profile
  11. Douglas John Smart 1994-2017 Secretary View profile
  12. Howard Oglesby 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
Incorporated
07/04/1924
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.

  • Douglas John Smart ceased 2017-10-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-05-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Mentholatum Company Limited is controlled by Douglas John Smart
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-05-31, ceased 2017-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Douglas John Smart.

1 other company 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.

4 directors on the board

6.1y median 6.3y
average tenure
9.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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.

Finance 2Arts and leisure 1Other 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
00197071
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/11/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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