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International Fibres Group (Holdings) Limited

Activities of head offices

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Anna Carina Heilborn 2015-2017 Director View profile
  2. Lars John Rutegard 2013-2015 Director View profile
  3. Thomas Alexander Russell 2010-2010 Director View profile
  4. Ian Donald Powell 2007-2010 Director View profile
  5. Leslie David Goodman 2007-2010 Director View profile
  6. John Anthony Biles 2005-2007 Director View profile
  7. John Francis Standen 2002-2007 Director View profile
  8. Michael Swingler 1998-2001 Director View profile
  9. Alan Brodie Reeve 1997-2006 Director View profile
  10. Allan Lee Thompson 1997-2005 Director View profile
  11. Ian Knighton 1997-1999 Director View profile
  12. Brian Leckie 1996-2010 Director View profile
  13. David John Lenham 1994-1999 Director View profile
  14. David Frederic Lionel Sykes 1994-1999 Director View profile
  15. Donald Dennis Mcfarlane 1994-1997 Director View profile
  16. Clive Michael Shaw 1997 Director View profile
  17. Professor Sir Roland Smith 1996 Director View profile
  18. Charles Richard Godwin 2002 Director View profile
  19. Howard Wayne Lickerman 1997 Director View profile
  20. John David Gibson 1994 Director View profile
  21. Mark Fielden 1994 Director View profile
  22. Peter William Berry 1994 Director View profile
  23. Michael Harold Bly 1999 Director View profile
  24. Kathryn Anne Davenport 2010-2022 Secretary View profile
  25. Andrew Paul Weatherstone 2003-2010 Secretary View profile
  26. John David Riley 1999-2002 Secretary View profile
  27. Richard James Thornton 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  28. Keith Frowen Parry 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
18/05/1949
Registered office
Huddersfield
Previous names
International Fibres Group (Holdings) PLC (until 04/05/2012)
Chapelthorpe PLC (until 04/05/2012)

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. International Fibres Group (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Peter Jan Patrik Valentin Gyllenhammar
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Jan Patrik Valentin Gyllenhammar.

16 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.

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

13.8y median 15.8y
average tenure
16.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 18Manufacturing 3Finance 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
00468624
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2028
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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