Company
John Taylor(Britannia)Limited
John Taylor(Britannia)Limited is an active UK company (number 00216128), incorporated 1926, with 3 current directors including Jamie Farquhar Gartside and Andrew Taylor Gartside. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Anna Louise Harrington 2019-2026 View profile
- Lorna Helen Gartside 2015-2017 View profile
- Alan Edwin Gartside 1998 View profile
- John Irvin Gartside 2017 View profile
- Freda Williams 1992 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/09/1926
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- James Farquhar Gartside
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Anna Louise Harrington
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Andrew Taylor Gartside
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- John Taylor(Britannia)Limited
is controlled by James Farquhar Gartside
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Farquhar Gartside.
2 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
- £106,785
- Total assets
- £107,974
- Cash
- £115,745
- Employees
- 1
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.
3 directors on the board
- Barbara Ann Swift Director · appointed 1992
- Jamie Farquhar Gartside Director · appointed 2019
- Andrew Taylor Gartside Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Barbara Ann Swift Director · appointed 1992
- Jamie Farquhar Gartside Director · appointed 2019
- Andrew Taylor Gartside Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Barbara Ann Swift Director · appointed 1992
- Jamie Farquhar Gartside Director · appointed 2019
- Andrew Taylor Gartside Director · appointed 2019
Left in the last 12 months
- Anna Louise Harrington Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
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
- 00216128
- 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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