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Pafra Adhesives Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 12

  1. Ernest Arthur Kochmann 2012-2022 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Leslie Martin 2007-2022 Director View profile
  3. Ian Elkan Gamse 2002-2022 Director View profile
  4. Dr Trevor Grant Clarke 2001-2012 Director View profile
  5. John Leslie Wosner 1999-2022 Director View profile
  6. David George Riley 1993-2000 Director View profile
  7. Michael Anthony Frankl 1993 Director View profile
  8. Felix Franks 2000 Director View profile
  9. Brian Roberts 1995 Director View profile
  10. Leslie David Henderson 2002-2007 Secretary View profile
  11. Clive David Goldstein 1995-2002 Secretary View profile
  12. Max Michael Kochmann 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/12/1959

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Pafra Adhesives Limited is controlled by Ian Elkan Gamse
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-03-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Elkan Gamse.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£7,753,814
Total assets
£6,385,098
Cash
£272,277
Employees
24
Turnover
£11,059,541
Profit/loss
£856,232

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

4.4y median 4.4y
average tenure
4.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Manufacturing 8Professional services 2Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00644949
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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