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John Bell & Croyden Limited

Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 51

  1. Katherine Rebecca Jacob 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Sebastian Hobbs 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Kevin Clive Birch 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Mark Geoffrey Coupland 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Robin Lindsay Dargue 2022-2023 Director View profile
  6. Christian Keen 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Jane Davies 2019-2022 Director View profile
  8. Toby Matthew Anderson 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Marcus Hilger 2017-2019 Director View profile
  10. Hanns Martin Lipp 2016-2017 Director View profile
  11. Catherine Mcdermott 2016-2019 Director View profile
  12. Jennifer Ruth Poole 2016-2019 Director View profile
  13. Hilary Jane Stables 2016-2018 Director View profile
  14. Nigel Swift 2013-2019 Director View profile
  15. Kirstie Hepburn 2013-2014 Director View profile
  16. Cormac Gregory David Tobin 2013-2017 Director View profile
  17. Thorsten Beer 2012-2025 Director View profile
  18. Stephen William Anderson 2012-2016 Director View profile
  19. Mark Litten James 2012-2013 Director View profile
  20. Anthony Robert Page 2011-2012 Director View profile
  21. Richard Charles Smith 2008-2010 Director View profile
  22. Andrew John Willetts 2007-2012 Director View profile
  23. Alan Derek Souter 2004-2013 Director View profile
  24. Justinian Joseph Ash 2004-2008 Director View profile
  25. Michael Ashley Ward 2002-2003 Director View profile
  26. John Hood 2002-2007 Director View profile
  27. Ciaran Mcsorley 2002-2004 Director View profile
  28. Dr Ulf Markus Schneider 2000-2001 Director View profile
  29. Ronald Armin Mittermeier 2000-2000 Director View profile
  30. Gerhard Viktor Mischke 1999-2000 Director View profile
  31. Vizard, Ronald Charles, Harold 1997-2002 Director View profile
  32. Graham Anthony Kershaw 1997-2002 Director View profile
  33. Stefan Mario Meister 1997-1999 Director View profile
  34. Jonathan Fellows 1995-1997 Director View profile
  35. Philip Gregory Parkes 1993-2002 Director View profile
  36. Richard Gill Turner 1992-1997 Director View profile
  37. Richard John Steele 1992-1994 Director View profile
  38. Allen John Lloyd 1992-1997 Director View profile
  39. Peter Edward Lloyd 1992-1995 Director View profile
  40. Stephen William Buckell 1992-1997 Director View profile
  41. Ian Dominic Parsons 1992 Director View profile
  42. Arvind Gautama 1993 Director View profile
  43. Robert Petrie Shaw 1992 Director View profile
  44. Stephen Edward Oakley 1992 Director View profile
  45. Nichola Louise Legg 2016-2023 Secretary View profile
  46. Wendy Margaret Hall 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  47. William Shepherd 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  48. Peter Smerdon 2000-2011 Secretary View profile
  49. John Richard Bridge Davies 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  50. Rodney Hardwicke Riley 1991 Secretary View profile
  51. Mahmood Ebrahimjee 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Incorporated
24/02/1928
Registered office
Manchester

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. John Bell & Croyden Limited is controlled by Bestway National Chemists Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-07-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Bestway National Chemists Limited is controlled by Bestway Panacea Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Bestway Panacea Holdings Limited is controlled by Bestway Healthcare Finco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (trust) · notified 2023-01-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Bestway Healthcare Finco Limited is controlled by Bestway Healthcare Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Bestway Healthcare Holdings Limited.

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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.

3 directors on the board

1.9y median 1.8y
average tenure
2.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 33Retail and trade 26Dormant 15Finance 3Property 2Tech and media 2

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00228331
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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