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XDG Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Matthew Robin Mckeown 2017-2018 Director View profile
  2. Fiona Margaret Gillespie 2017-2022 Director View profile
  3. Alexandra Ralph 2013-2017 Director View profile
  4. Donald Andrew Robertson Broad 2008-2013 Director View profile
  5. Sarah Louise Cameron 2008-2014 Director View profile
  6. Susan Lynn O'Brien 2007-2008 Director View profile
  7. Jeffrey Michael Hawkes 2006-2007 Director View profile
  8. David Alfred Penn 2001-2008 Director View profile
  9. Guy Mervyn Norris 1998-2007 Director View profile
  10. John Ralph Edwards 1997-2002 Director View profile
  11. James Lawrence Roe 1997-2000 Director View profile
  12. David Peter Lillycrop 1993-2006 Director View profile
  13. Anthony John Sumner 1993-1998 Director View profile
  14. Brian Augustine Walsh 1993-1997 Director View profile
  15. Lionel Anthony Edwards 1993-1998 Director View profile
  16. James Robinson Lightfoot 1993 Director View profile
  17. Sidney Taylor 1993 Director View profile
  18. Denis Saunders 1998 Director View profile
  19. Sir Christopher Lewinton 2000 Director View profile
  20. Michael Frederick Garner 1993 Director View profile
  21. Kennedy, Thomas Lawrie, Air Chief Marshall Sir 1992 Director View profile
  22. Bruce Brain 1992 Director View profile
  23. Kiera Nicole Maloney 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  24. Laura Struan Macandrews 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  25. Neil Robert Burdett 2007-2017 Secretary View profile
  26. Jennifer Susan Buchan 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  27. Denis Walker 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  28. Stephen Martin Grant 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/03/1954

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. XDG Limited is controlled by Smiths Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Smiths Group PLC.

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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.

2 directors on the board

6.4y median 6.4y
average tenure
8.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Dormant 15Professional services 15Finance 2Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00530526
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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