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Guinness Limited

Manufacture of malt

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 52

  1. Dorotea Keresztesi 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Gabor Kovacs 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. David Frederick Harlock 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Aniko Mahler 2015-2024 Director View profile
  5. Richelle Therese Twomey 2015-2021 Director View profile
  6. Jose Alberto Ibeas Franco 2011-2012 Director View profile
  7. John William Pursell 2011-2015 Director View profile
  8. Stephen John Bolton 2011-2012 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Mark Smith 2009-2012 Director View profile
  10. Adele Ann Abigail 2008-2009 Director View profile
  11. Gavin Paul Crickmore 2007-2012 Director View profile
  12. Sally Catherine Moore 2007-2007 Director View profile
  13. Nandor Makos 2006-2014 Director View profile
  14. Matthew John Lester 2005-2006 Director View profile
  15. Charles Dawson Coase 2005-2011 Director View profile
  16. Michael Christopher Flynn 2005-2008 Director View profile
  17. David Peter Gosnell 2003-2011 Director View profile
  18. Susanne Margaret Bunn 2001-2008 Director View profile
  19. Roger Hugh Myddelton 2001-2003 Director View profile
  20. John James Nicholls 2001-2018 Director View profile
  21. Stephen Dando 2000-2001 Director View profile
  22. Allen Frederick Peeters 2000-2003 Director View profile
  23. Stuart Robert Fletcher 1999-2010 Director View profile
  24. John Brian Mcgrath 1998-2000 Director View profile
  25. Gary Steven Matthews 1998-1999 Director View profile
  26. Colin Archibald Storm 1997-2001 Director View profile
  27. Alex Wilson 1996-2000 Director View profile
  28. Nicholas Toby Fell 1996-2001 Director View profile
  29. Sir Anthony Armitage Greener 1996-1998 Director View profile
  30. Shaun Patrick Holliday 1994-1995 Director View profile
  31. James Patrick Joseph Mcclean 1994-2000 Director View profile
  32. David Herbert Campbell Hampshire 1993-1995 Director View profile
  33. Dr Brendon Richard O'Neill 1993-1998 Director View profile
  34. Michael Arthur Kayser 1993-1995 Director View profile
  35. William Spears 1992-1993 Director View profile
  36. Philip Edward Yea 1993 Director View profile
  37. Brian Joseph Oneill 1993 Director View profile
  38. Brian Aodh Slowey 1992 Director View profile
  39. John Frederick Hearnden 1994 Director View profile
  40. John Daniel Sydney Davies 1995 Director View profile
  41. Michael John Hughes 1997 Director View profile
  42. Brian Ford Baldock 1996 Director View profile
  43. John Stanley Smale 1996 Director View profile
  44. Peter Woodgate Lipscombe 1995 Director View profile
  45. Jonathan Michael Guttridge 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  46. Victoria Cooper 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  47. Claire Elizabeth Matthews 2012-2018 Secretary View profile
  48. Sharon Maria Elizabeth O'Donovan 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  49. Raymond James Joy 1997-2007 Secretary View profile
  50. Paul Martin Forster 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  51. Mark David Peters 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  52. Brian Beanland 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of malt
Incorporated
16/08/1952
Registered office
London

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.

  • Diageo PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10

Group

  1. Guinness Limited is controlled by Diageo PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Diageo PLC.

95 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

4.9y median 4.8y
average tenure
8.4y
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.

Professional services 40Business services 23Retail and trade 8Manufacturing 7Finance 6Property 5Hospitality 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
00510607
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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