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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 27

  1. Richard Harry Reid 2016–2025 Director View profile
  2. Dr Wolfhart Gunnar Hauser 2015–2024 Director View profile
  3. Linda Ruth Cairnie 2014–2023 Director View profile
  4. Charles James Francis Sinclair 2008–2018 Director View profile
  5. Peter Alan Smith 2007–2016 Director View profile
  6. Francisco Javier Ferran Larraz 2006–2018 Director View profile
  7. Lord Michael Hastings Jay 2006–2015 Director View profile
  8. Timothy Clarke 2004–2017 Director View profile
  9. Jeffery Francis Harris 2003–2007 Director View profile
  10. Michael Richard Alexander 2002–2007 Director View profile
  11. Martin Gardiner Adamson 1999–2009 Director View profile
  12. John George Bason 1999–2023 Director View profile
  13. Martin Clark 1995–1997 Director View profile
  14. Professor Sir Roland Smith 1994–2003 Director View profile
  15. Rt Hon John Roddick Russell Macgregor 1994–2007 Director View profile
  16. Peter John Jackson 1994–2005 Director View profile
  17. David Noel Christopher Garman 1994–1999 Director View profile
  18. Donald James Tidey 1994–1997 Director View profile
  19. Guy Howard Weston 1993–1994 Director View profile
  20. Hugo Mann 1994 Director View profile
  21. Garfield Howard Weston 2000 Director View profile
  22. Wallace Monaghan 1994 Director View profile
  23. Willard Gordon Galen Weston 2011 Director View profile
  24. Mark Geday 2000–2001 Secretary View profile
  25. Dr David Wilson 2000–2000 Secretary View profile
  26. Trevor Henry Montague Shaw 1994–2000 Secretary View profile
  27. Harold William Bailey 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Incorporated
20/10/1934
Board analysis for researchers

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.

10 directors on the board

8.1y median 4.4y
average tenure
32.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (10)

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 18Business services 7Hospitality 5Tech and media 5Finance 3Arts and leisure 2Construction 2Retail and trade 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
00293262
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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