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Motorway Services Limited

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

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Previous officers 42

  1. Neil Alexander Freeman 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Martyn Brett-Lee 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. John Diviney 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Joseph James Barrett 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Robert Christopher Etchingham 2018-2018 Director View profile
  6. Robbie Ian Bell 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Peter Bartholomew O'Flaherty 2016-2018 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Grant Gordon Cox 2012-2023 Director View profile
  9. Michael Derek Canham 2009-2016 Director View profile
  10. Andrea Finegan 2008-2009 Director View profile
  11. Brian George Worrall 2007-2012 Director View profile
  12. Guy James Vigar 2005-2007 Director View profile
  13. Dr Ian Mckay 2003-2006 Director View profile
  14. Robert George Beattie Charters 2003-2005 Director View profile
  15. Roderick Wallace Mckie 2002-2018 Director View profile
  16. Gravellona, Felipe Domingo, Merry Del Val Barbavara Di 2002-2003 Director View profile
  17. Philip Edward Yea 2001-2003 Director View profile
  18. Stephen William Ernest King 2000-2005 Director View profile
  19. Nicholas Martin Bryan 1999-2001 Director View profile
  20. Ian Michael Brian Harris 1999-2003 Director View profile
  21. Richard John Pennycook 1998-2002 Director View profile
  22. John Charles Lynn 1998-2000 Director View profile
  23. Steven Henry Franklin 1997-1999 Director View profile
  24. Nigel John Arthur Patterson 1997-1998 Director View profile
  25. Martyn John Broughton 1997-1999 Director View profile
  26. Garth Michael Guthrie 1997-2003 Director View profile
  27. Stephen Michael Poster 1996-1997 Director View profile
  28. Dr Mark Richard Goldspink 1996-1998 Director View profile
  29. Henry Eric Staunton 1996-1997 Director View profile
  30. Graham Joseph Parrott 1996-1996 Director View profile
  31. Roy Charles Littlejohns 1996 Director View profile
  32. Anthony Gordon Price 1992 Director View profile
  33. Peter Melvyn Clack 1996 Director View profile
  34. Anthony Louis Monnickendam 1996 Director View profile
  35. Ruth Alison Walker 2006-2011 Secretary View profile
  36. Nicholas David Wright 2003-2017 Secretary View profile
  37. Peter Howard Javes 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  38. Richard Taylor Warner 1997-2002 Secretary View profile
  39. Benedict John Spurway Mathews 1996-1996 Secretary View profile
  40. John Michael Mills 1994-1996 Secretary View profile
  41. Jonathan Geoffrey Edis-Bates 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  42. Paul James Wilson 1992-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/09/1959

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. Motorway Services Limited is controlled by Welcome Break Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Welcome Break Limited is controlled by Welcome Break Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Welcome Break Group Limited is controlled by Welcome Break Holdings (1) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Welcome Break Holdings (1) Limited is controlled by Welcome Break Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Welcome Break Holdings Limited is controlled by Appia Europe Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Appia Europe Limited is controlled by Petrogas Holdings UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares · notified 2018-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Petrogas Holdings UK Limited.

45 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 4.6y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
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 7Property 2Construction 1Dormant 1Transport 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

  • 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
00637019
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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