Company · Manchester Liquidation

H. Woodward & SON Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Kathryn Ann Owen 2018-2023 Director View profile
Christopher Guy Mcloughlin 2018-2022 Director View profile
Brian Dockray 2016-2018 Director View profile
Paul Anthony Lucas 2007-2016 Director View profile
Daryl Marc Paton 2005-2007 Director View profile
Simon Ashdown Trayton 2004-2005 Director View profile
Nicolas Afsar Sarker 2002-2007 Director View profile
Natalie Anne Newton 2002-2004 Director View profile
Stephen John Roche 2001-2004 Director View profile
Emma Kate Griffin 2000-2001 Director View profile
Clive Peter Whiley 1999-2000 Director View profile
David George Kleeman 1993 Director View profile
Neil Phillip List 1999 Director View profile
Michael Anthony Bretherton 2000 Director View profile
Jennifer Louise Bruce 2019-2023 Secretary View profile
Yasmin Hussein 2008-2019 Secretary View profile
Michael Andrew Ratcliffe 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
Kevin O'Byrne 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
Frederick Cyril Flood 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Non-trading company
Incorporated: 06/02/1935
Registered office: Manchester

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

Ipreo Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-11-17
Hemscott Limited ceased 2020-11-17
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-08-02

Group

H. Woodward & SON Limited is controlled by Ipreo Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-11-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ipreo Limited is controlled by S&P Global Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2024-10-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
S&P Global Limited is controlled by Ihsm Holdings UK LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ihsm Holdings UK LTD is controlled by IHS Markit Lending 1
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2018-10-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
IHS Markit Lending 1 is controlled by Ihsm Global Holdings LTD.
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-11-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ihsm Global Holdings LTD. is controlled by IHS Group Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
IHS Group Holdings Limited is controlled by IHS International Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (trust), 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
IHS International Holdings Limited is controlled by S&P Global Beta Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-11-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
S&P Global Beta Limited is controlled by S&P Global Capital Limited
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2023-10-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by S&P Global Capital 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.

1 directors on the board

Ryan Weelson Director · appointed 2023

2.9y median 2.9y

average tenure

2.9y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

Ryan Weelson Director · appointed 2023

also govern a charity

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.

Finance 53Tech and media 24Professional services 8Business services 6

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

A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 00296940
Status: Liquidation
Type: Private Limited Company
Accounts next due: 28/02/2025
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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