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Nichols PLC

Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. James Edward Nichols 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. David Thomas Rattigan 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. John Anthony Gittins 2015-2025 Director View profile
  4. Marnie Jane Millard 2013-2020 Director View profile
  5. Eric James George Healey 2011-2015 Director View profile
  6. John Longworth 2010-2017 Director View profile
  7. Timothy John Croston 2010-2020 Director View profile
  8. John Derek Bee 2002-2011 Director View profile
  9. David Charles Garth 2000-2002 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan Brett Diggines 1995-2010 Director View profile
  11. Arthur Thomas Booth 1993-2002 Director View profile
  12. Gary Nicholls Unsworth 1992-2004 Director View profile
  13. Geoffrey Alfred Adkin 1995 Director View profile
  14. Alan Frank Isherwood 1992 Director View profile
  15. Richard Hugh Newman 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  16. David John Simon Taylor 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  17. David Rattigan 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  18. Brendan Hynes 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  19. Taylor Purkis 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  20. Brendan Hynes 2002-2013 Secretary View profile
  21. Simon Paul Nichols 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters
Incorporated
28/03/1929
Registered office
Ashton Road

Group

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

26 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.

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.

7 directors on the board

4.5y median 3y
average tenure
10.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Dormant 48Professional services 12Retail and trade 8Finance 5Property 5Manufacturing 2Hospitality 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00238303
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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