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Vernon Smith Limited

Company 00277124 Active

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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
17.6y median 17.6y
average tenure
21.7y
longest tenure
2
directors past 6 years
0 vs 2 portfolio
first-time directors
1
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.

Property 4Education 1Finance 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number00277124
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated22/06/1933
Address71 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, (8TH FLOOR), LONDON, EC4V 4AY
Accounts next due30/04/2027
Accounts last made up31/07/2025

Industry (SIC)

68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)

  • Bloomsbury Properties Limited
    ownership of shares 75-100%

Officers (11)

  • Moore, Daniel James Secretary · appointed 2016
  • Read, Barnaby Thomas Director · appointed 2013
  • Coubrough, David Charles Director · appointed 2004
  • Croser, William James Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2020
  • Maitland, John Andrew Charles Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2011
  • Weetch, Roger James Former Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 2015
  • Latham, Edward Michael Locks Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2004
  • Dean, John Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2015
  • Crace, Christopher Edward Former Director · resigned 2005
  • Read, Walter Hugh Former Director · resigned 2023
  • Coubrough, Charles Ronald Lacy Former Secretary · resigned 1997

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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