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G.F.Smith & SON(London),Limited

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

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Previous officers 9

  1. Jan Richner 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Geoffrey William Burrows 2001-2011 Director View profile
  3. Neil Houlton Pack 1994-2017 Director View profile
  4. Peter Basil Frank 1992 Director View profile
  5. John Francis Alexander 2005 Director View profile
  6. Neil Grenfell Haslam 2007 Director View profile
  7. Raymond William Ernest Earle 2015 Director View profile
  8. George Edwin Southern 1992 Director View profile
  9. Richard Martyn Bolton 2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/01/1951

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. G.F.Smith & SON(London),Limited is controlled by G. F. Smith & SON Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2019-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. G. F. Smith & SON Holdings Limited is controlled by Gareth Geoffrey Sheekey
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-09-17, ceased 2019-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gareth Geoffrey Sheekey.

2 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.

7 directors on the board

15.8y median 19.2y
average tenure
32.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

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.

Finance 7Retail and trade 4Arts and leisure 2Manufacturing 2

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
00490873
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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