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Averys of Bristol Limited

Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

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

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Previous officers 27

  1. David Bruce Gates 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. James William Hartland Weir 2015-2024 Director View profile
  3. David Andrew Thatcher 2014-2020 Director View profile
  4. Jeremy Simon Wright 2010-2013 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Andrew Humphreys 2010-2014 Director View profile
  6. Frederick Anthony Stratford 2008-2010 Director View profile
  7. Simon Nicholas Mcmurtrie 2008-2015 Director View profile
  8. Michael Berwyn Jones 2005-2008 Director View profile
  9. Oliver Charles Garland 2002-2008 Director View profile
  10. Adrian John Bentham 2002-2009 Director View profile
  11. Uwe Lenz 2002-2002 Director View profile
  12. Daniel George Snook 2002-2008 Director View profile
  13. David Pinchard 1993-1994 Director View profile
  14. John Caldwell Beveridge Qc 1992 Director View profile
  15. Osborn, Donald, Mfr 1993 Director View profile
  16. Peter Duff 1994 Director View profile
  17. Francis John Avery 2012 Director View profile
  18. Jennifer Mary Victoria Dabo 1992 Director View profile
  19. John Graham Pontin 1992 Director View profile
  20. Richard Vivian Meyer 1996 Director View profile
  21. Michael David Irwin 1994 Director View profile
  22. Walter Clarke Swanson Jnr 1994 Director View profile
  23. Graeme David Weir 2008-2013 Secretary View profile
  24. David Hamilton 2002-2009 Secretary View profile
  25. Peter Jurgen Fricke 1994-2004 Secretary View profile
  26. Frank Horatio Tett 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  27. Alan Geoffrey Parry 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Incorporated
29/10/1942
Registered office
Bristol

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.

Group

  1. Averys of Bristol Limited is controlled by Direct Wines Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Direct Wines Holdings Limited is controlled by BTL Family Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. BTL Family Company Limited is controlled by Barbara Anne Laithwaite
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-08-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Barbara Anne Laithwaite.

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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.

2 directors on the board

2.3y median 2.3y
average tenure
2.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Dormant 4Professional services 4Retail and trade 2Finance 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00376920
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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