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Derwent Valley Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. David Gary Silverman 2008-2022 Director View profile
  2. Christopher James Odom 2007-2010 Director View profile
  3. John David Burns 2007-2019 Director View profile
  4. Simon Paul Silver 2007-2021 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas Robert Friedlos 2004-2007 Director View profile
  6. Martin Andrew Pexton 2004-2007 Director View profile
  7. Honourable Robert Anthony Rayne 2000-2007 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas Thomas Julian Groves 1999-2006 Director View profile
  9. Richard John Wood 1999-2006 Director View profile
  10. Michael Waldron 1997-2002 Director View profile
  11. Eric Gordon Miller 1998 Director View profile
  12. Walter Millsom 2006 Director View profile
  13. Malcolm Newman 2002 Director View profile
  14. Lord Max Rayne 2000 Director View profile
  15. Robert Fitzhardinge Jenner Spier 1998 Director View profile
  16. Nicholas Gordon Ellis Driver 2005 Director View profile
  17. Timothy James Kite 2007-2017 Secretary View profile
  18. Simon Colin Mitchley 1997-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/11/1947

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. Derwent Valley Limited is controlled by LMS Finance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. LMS Finance Limited is controlled by London Merchant Securities Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. London Merchant Securities Limited is controlled by Derwent London PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Derwent London PLC.

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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.

4 directors on the board

15.2y median 17.9y
average tenure
19.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Property 202Finance 16Utilities 8Construction 7Agriculture 4Arts and leisure 4Hospitality 4Professional services 4

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
00445037
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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