Company
Westward Laboratories Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- Richard James Armitage 2014-2018 View profile
- Alan Barton 2007-2014 View profile
- Mark Francis Duddridge 2002-2007 View profile
- Brian Stein 1999-2012 View profile
- Phillip Liberson 1998-1999 View profile
- Denis Patrick Kearney 1996-1997 View profile
- Andrew Wilkinson 1995-1998 View profile
- Gilbert Bryan Skelston 1992-1994 View profile
- Christopher Graham Edwards 1992-2002 View profile
- David Chetwode Samworth 1996 View profile
- John Chetwode Samworth 1992 View profile
- Timothy James Barker 2007-2024 View profile
- Shaun Galloway 1997-2007 View profile
- Lesley Samworth 1992 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/08/1962
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.
- Samworth Brothers Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Westward Laboratories Limited
is controlled by Samworth Brothers Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Samworth Brothers Limited
is controlled by Samworth Brothers (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Samworth Brothers (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by Brendan O'Grady
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-03-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Brendan O'Grady.
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Financials
- Total assets
- £1,000
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Dormant company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. 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
- Simon James Penny Wookey Director · appointed 2026
- Mark Charles Chetwode Samworth Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Charles Chetwode Samworth Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Simon James Penny Wookey Director · appointed 2026
- Mark Charles Chetwode Samworth Director · appointed 2018
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00733178
- 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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