Company
Great Portland Estates Services Limited
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Jayne CottamDirector · since 2026
- Daniel Christopher NicholsonDirector · since 2022
- Andrew Nicholas Howard WhiteDirector · since 2017
- Toby Augustine CourtauldDirector · since 2002
- Darren LennarkSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers (14)
- Steven Richard MewDirector · 2017–2023
- Nicholas James SandersonDirector · 2011–2026
- Neil ThompsonDirector · 2006–2016
- Nicholas Timon DrakesmithDirector · 2005–2011
- Robert Montague NoelDirector · 2002–2009
- John Howard WhiteleyDirector · 1995–2005
- Peter David Marley ShawDirector · 1992–2002
- Patrick Oliver HallDirector · 1991–2000
- John Albert TaylorsonDirector · –1995
- Paul Alexander GittensDirector · –2002
- Richard Martin PeskinDirector · –2009
- Desna Lee MartinSecretary · 1999–2019
- Carolyn Jane FryerSecretary · 1993–1998
- Christopher Jeremy Richard BarrettSecretary · –1993
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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How it connects
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Collin Estates Limited 4 shared directors
- Knighton Estates Limited 4 shared directors
- J.L.P.Investment Company Limited 4 shared directors
- Pontsarn Investments Limited 4 shared directors
- 73/77 Oxford Street Limited 4 shared directors
- Courtana Investments Limited 4 shared directors
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Shared officers are formal board links, not proof the organisations work together.
About
- What it does
- Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- Incorporated
- 23/03/1953
- Previous names
- B&HS Management Limited (until 21/01/2019)
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Daniel Christopher Nicholson Director · appointed 2022
- Andrew Nicholas Howard White Director · appointed 2017
- Toby Augustine Courtauld Director · appointed 2002
- Jayne Cottam Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Andrew Nicholas Howard White Director · appointed 2017
- Toby Augustine Courtauld Director · appointed 2002
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Daniel Christopher Nicholson Director · appointed 2022
- Andrew Nicholas Howard White Director · appointed 2017
- Toby Augustine Courtauld Director · appointed 2002
- Jayne Cottam Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Nicholas James Sanderson Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 00517550
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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