Company · Melksham
Duresta Upholstery Limited
Manufacture of other furniture
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 29
- David Geoffrey Knight 2025-2026 View profile
- Duncan Scott Miller 2020-2024 View profile
- William John Cawson 2017-2022 View profile
- Ian Francis Oliver 2016-2025 View profile
- Ciaran Andrew Mcmahon 2016-2019 View profile
- Joanne Slaven 2015-2017 View profile
- Philip Sharrocks 2014-2022 View profile
- Joanne Elizabeth Moore 2010-2014 View profile
- Colin Howard Swan 2008-2025 View profile
- Alan Reid 2007-2009 View profile
- Matthew Neil Cottam 2005-2018 View profile
- Lynne Rhodes Dilks 2005-2011 View profile
- Alison Judith Neagus 2005-2007 View profile
- Philip Chatterley 2003-2008 View profile
- Roger Alan Peach 2002-2003 View profile
- Peter James Smith 2000-2001 View profile
- Colin Paull 1996-2001 View profile
- John Charles Keenan 1994-1996 View profile
- Bernard George Pendle 1993-1994 View profile
- John Raymond George Downs 1993 View profile
- Dixon John Hubble 1993 View profile
- Peter Hubert Connolly 2004 View profile
- Paul Charles Stuttle 2004 View profile
- John Stanley Wakeman 1995 View profile
- Anthony Richard Pett 2015 View profile
- Michael Draper 2001 View profile
- Lynn Christine Nixon 2005-2006 View profile
- Anthony John Mcniff 2002-2005 View profile
- Bernard Stitfall 1996-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Manufacture of other furniture
- Incorporated
- 15/06/1938
- Registered office
- Melksham
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.
- Sofa Brands International Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Duresta Upholstery Limited
is controlled by Sofa Brands International Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Sofa Brands International Limited
is controlled by 1869 Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - 1869 Limited
is controlled by Tyrolese (789) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Tyrolese (789) Limited
is controlled by Mark Langhorn Coombs
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Mark Langhorn Coombs.
19 other companies in this group
- Parker Knoll Limited
- Derwent Upholstery Limited
- Tyrolese (789) Limited
- Parker Knoll Cabinets Limited
- Parker Knoll Upholstery Limited
- G Plan Upholstery Limited
- DG Lease Limited
- Open Palm Films Limited
- Collins and Hayes Furniture Limited
- Tyrolese (773) Limited
- Making Noise Quietly Limited
- Sofa Brands International Limited
- 1869 Limited
- The Lounge CO. (Furniture) Limited
- Aismare Limited
- Templeco 672 Limited
- Ashmore Partners Limited
- G Plan Limited
- The Contemporary Furniture Company Limited
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.
3 directors on the board
- James William Graham Thompson Director · appointed 2026
- Clive Neville Kenyon-Brown Director · appointed 1995
- Emma Victoria Taylor Director · appointed 2006
Directors past 6 years
- Clive Neville Kenyon-Brown Director · appointed 1995
- Emma Victoria Taylor Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- James William Graham Thompson Director · appointed 2026
- Clive Neville Kenyon-Brown Director · appointed 1995
- Emma Victoria Taylor Director · appointed 2006
Left in the last 12 months
- David Geoffrey Knight Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Colin Howard Swan Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2025
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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00341415
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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