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Company · Gloucester

Lycett, Browne-Swinburne & Douglass Limited

Activities of insurance agents and brokers

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 27

  1. Denise Patricia Cockrem 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Mark Christopher John Hews 2016-2020 Director View profile
  3. Simon Robert Harper 2015-2024 Director View profile
  4. Edward George Creasy 2015-2016 Director View profile
  5. Alastair Charles Herbert Foster 2013-2024 Director View profile
  6. William Rice Nicholl 2013-2024 Director View profile
  7. Simon Richard Landale 2013-2022 Director View profile
  8. Jonathan Benedict Mcirvine 2011-2013 Director View profile
  9. Charles Alexander Hamilton 2006-2011 Director View profile
  10. David Jonathan Hewitt 2005-2012 Director View profile
  11. Christopher John Godman Cox 2003-2025 Director View profile
  12. Frank Nicholson 2002-2007 Director View profile
  13. Hon Mungo Alexander Cansh Mcgowan 1999-2001 Director View profile
  14. White Ridley, Matthew, Doctor 1994-2003 Director View profile
  15. Sheelagh Steele 1992-2015 Director View profile
  16. Angus Christopher Keate 1991-2023 Director View profile
  17. Charles Richard Seymour 1991-2016 Director View profile
  18. Nicholas David Barclay Straker 2016 Director View profile
  19. Edward Rice Nicholl 2015 Director View profile
  20. Michael Hindersley Lycett 1998 Director View profile
  21. John Browne-Swinburne 2007 Director View profile
  22. Mark Charles Liddell 2009 Director View profile
  23. William David Walker 1997 Director View profile
  24. Sir Ralph Harry Carr-Ellison 1998 Director View profile
  25. Robin Braithwaite Douglass 1999 Director View profile
  26. Ian William Maddison 2009-2013 Secretary View profile
  27. David Noel Payne 2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Incorporated
19/10/1961
Registered office
Gloucester

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. Lycett, Browne-Swinburne & Douglass Limited is controlled by Lycetts Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Lycetts Holdings Limited is controlled by Benefact Broking & Advisory Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Benefact Broking & Advisory Holdings Limited is controlled by Benefact Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Benefact Group PLC is controlled by Benefact Trust Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Benefact Trust Limited.

14 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.

6 directors on the board

7.4y median 4.6y
average tenure
19.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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 27Professional services 6Business services 3Education 1Other services 1Property 1Retail and trade 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
00706042
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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