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Guilford Europe Limited

Guilford Europe Limited is a UK company (number 00385595, status: liquidation), incorporated 1944, with 2 current directors, Ian Douglas Hickman and Martin Henningsen. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 21

  1. Robert Charles Hooper 2013-2013 Director View profile
  2. Robert Chalders Hooper 2013-2019 Director View profile
  3. Omar Suarez 2011-2015 Director View profile
  4. Chad Brooks 2009-2013 Director View profile
  5. David Turner 2009-2011 Director View profile
  6. Shannon Marlow White 2005-2011 Director View profile
  7. Alan Robertson Mackinnon 2001-2008 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Joseph Wilson 1995-2001 Director View profile
  9. Keith John Collingwood 1993-1993 Director View profile
  10. John Alexander Emrich 1993-2005 Director View profile
  11. Bryan Edwin Lodder 1991 Director View profile
  12. Peter Roderick Fowkes 1991 Director View profile
  13. Charles Albert Hayes 2002 Director View profile
  14. John Norman Goldsworthy 1996 Director View profile
  15. Ernest Cummins 2002 Director View profile
  16. George Greenberg 1993 Director View profile
  17. Omar Fernando Suarez 2009-2015 Secretary View profile
  18. Robert James Rabone 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  19. Michael Stewart Brown 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  20. Marc L Bourhis 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  21. Anthony Geoffrey Millington 1993-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/02/1944

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. Guilford Europe Limited is controlled by Lear Corporation UK Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-06-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lear Corporation UK Holdings 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.

2 directors on the board

10.1y median 10.1y
average tenure
13.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Manufacturing 6Other services 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.

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
00385595
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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