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Gist Limited

Freight transport by road

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Sean Dowling Jones 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Daniel Hay 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. George Gordon Wright 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. John Mathew Panikar 2020-2020 Director View profile
  5. Andrew William Hodgkins 2009-2012 Director View profile
  6. Michael Ian Chambers 2009-2023 Director View profile
  7. Michael Richard Bousfield 2009-2014 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Christopher Brackfield 2007-2018 Director View profile
  9. Michael Kevin Flynn 1999-2019 Director View profile
  10. Mark Sweeney 1999-2020 Director View profile
  11. Martin Alistair Gwynn 1997-2020 Director View profile
  12. Simon Alan Bowles 1997-1999 Director View profile
  13. Franklin Daniel Rosenkranz 1999 Director View profile
  14. Graham Smith 1997 Director View profile
  15. Jack Kane 1993 Director View profile
  16. Peter Graham Brinsden 1999 Director View profile
  17. Paul Anthony Davis 1997 Director View profile
  18. Susan Kathleen Kelly 2007-2022 Secretary View profile
  19. Sarah Louise Larkins 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  20. Carol Anne Hunt 1999-2006 Secretary View profile
  21. Ian Kenneth Hood Baker 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  22. David Gordon Pavey 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Freight transport by road
Incorporated
22/12/1951
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Gist Limited is controlled by Marks and Spencer (A2B) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Marks and Spencer (A2B) Limited is controlled by Marks and Spencer Group P.L.C.
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-07-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Marks and Spencer Group P.L.C..

3 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.

4 directors on the board

3.4y median 3.5y
average tenure
5.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Retail and trade 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00502669
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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