Company · Leicester

Grahame Gardner Limited

Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

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

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Gemma Ruth Puffer 2019-2026 Director View profile
Katy Brocklehurst 2011-2017 Director View profile
Gary Ian Lory 2009-2017 Director View profile
Glenys Irene Lowe 2007-2009 Director View profile
Gillian Mary Widdowson 2002-2016 Director View profile
James Ryland Wilson 2018 Director View profile
Jean Greenlees 1996 Director View profile
George Grahame Dickson Greenlees 2022 Director View profile
Richard Davis Herbert 1998-2004 Secretary View profile
Allison Grahame Wilson 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £514,725 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

25-40 Allied Health Uniforms Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED £185,199 2025-10-30 CPV 18110000 Source: Contracts Finder
Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health and Education uniforms are goods services that facilitates the supply of NHS approved attire to University staff and students enrolled on health-related and education courses. The unforms are designed to in…
247300 Provision of Health Care Personnel Uniforms, at De Montfort University, Leicester - AWARD Buyer: De Montfort University £329,526 2025-07-04 CPV 35113400 Source: Contracts Finder
De Montfort University (DMU) is inviting tenders for the provision of Health Care Personnel Uniforms. DMU proposes to enter into one single Contract for an Initial Term of 36 months, with a potential of 2 x 12 month extensions, extending …

About

What it does: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Incorporated: 11/04/1935
Registered office: Leicester
Previous names: Grahame Gardner,Limited (until 01/12/2022)

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.

Ryland Dickson Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06

Group

Grahame Gardner Limited is controlled by Ryland Dickson Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ryland Dickson Limited is controlled by James Robert Spencer Greenlees
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Robert Spencer Greenlees.

5 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.

Financials

Net assets: £979,521
Total assets: £989,821
Cash: £193,099
Employees: 25
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period ending	Turnover	Net assets
2025-11-30	Not reported	£979,521
2025-11-30	Not reported	£979,521

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

Simon Anthony Ward Director · appointed 2007
Kelly Sally Ann Mckay Director · appointed 2026
Sarah Louise Lowe Director · appointed 2016

9.9y median 10.1y

average tenure

19.2y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Simon Anthony Ward Director · appointed 2007
Sarah Louise Lowe Director · appointed 2016

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Simon Anthony Ward Director · appointed 2007
Kelly Sally Ann Mckay Director · appointed 2026

Portfolio (1)

Sarah Louise Lowe Director · appointed 2016

also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Gemma Ruth Puffer Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 00299639
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Accounts next due: 31/08/2027
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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