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Methane Services Limited

Methane Services Limited is an active UK company (number 00737366), incorporated 1962, with 3 current directors including Kirit Kumar Patel and Nitin Shukla. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 50

  1. Claire Michelle Wright 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Andrew John Daniel Enever 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Emma Shaw 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Stefan Andrew Strausfeld-Perry 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Anthony Richard Dickins 2018-2025 Director View profile
  6. Osler D'Costa 2017-2024 Director View profile
  7. Michael Paul Lockey 2016-2020 Director View profile
  8. Rafik Kaabi 2016-2017 Director View profile
  9. Robert Hockel 2016-2019 Director View profile
  10. Stuart Carleton Flynn 2016-2017 Director View profile
  11. John Patrick Kiddle 2015-2016 Director View profile
  12. Michael Neil Sellers 2013-2017 Director View profile
  13. Samuel William Keppel-Compton 2013-2016 Director View profile
  14. Thomas Henry Summers 2012-2014 Director View profile
  15. Ann Collins 2012-2018 Director View profile
  16. Pedro Zinner 2012-2014 Director View profile
  17. Stephen James Hill 2011-2017 Director View profile
  18. Paul Stephen Vidler 2010-2010 Director View profile
  19. Graham Hall 2010-2010 Director View profile
  20. Nigel Richard Shaw 2010-2011 Director View profile
  21. Ian Jonathan Bradshaw 2007-2009 Director View profile
  22. Martin Joseph Houston 2005-2010 Director View profile
  23. Dr Stuart Alfred Fysh 2005-2008 Director View profile
  24. Carlos Quintana 2005-2014 Director View profile
  25. Leduvy Gouvea 2005-2007 Director View profile
  26. John Patrick O'Driscoll 2005-2011 Director View profile
  27. Lubomir Georgiev Varbanov 2002-2002 Director View profile
  28. Keith Michael Hubber 2002-2002 Director View profile
  29. Igrid Sinikas 2002-2003 Director View profile
  30. Edward Thomas Walshe 2000-2001 Director View profile
  31. Simon Mark Bonini 2000-2002 Director View profile
  32. Balemale Amrit Bhat 2000-2012 Director View profile
  33. Professor Robert William Ernest Shannon 1993-1995 Director View profile
  34. Colin Michael Shoesmith 1993-2000 Director View profile
  35. South, Robert, Doctor 1993 Director View profile
  36. William Patrick Cox 1995 Director View profile
  37. Dr Graham Harold Freeman 2000 Director View profile
  38. Philip Raymond Taylor 1993 Director View profile
  39. Cayley Louise Ennett 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  40. Chloe Silvana Barry 2013-2016 Secretary View profile
  41. Rebecca Louise Dunn 2010-2016 Secretary View profile
  42. Alan William Mcculloch 2007-2012 Secretary View profile
  43. Paul Anthony Moore 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  44. Carol Susan Inman 2003-2013 Secretary View profile
  45. John Edward Henry Griffin 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  46. Linda Anderson 2000-2000 Secretary View profile
  47. Andrew Philip Poole 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  48. Barbara Scott Macaulay 1995-1997 Secretary View profile
  49. Graham Paul Hughes 1993-1995 Secretary View profile
  50. Anne Garrihy 1992-1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/10/1962

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.

Group

  1. Methane Services Limited is controlled by BG Energy Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. BG Energy Holdings Limited is controlled by BG Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. BG Group Limited is controlled by The Shell Petroleum Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-12-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. The Shell Petroleum Company Limited is controlled by Shell Group Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-10-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Shell Group Holding Limited is controlled by Shell PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-05-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Shell 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.

3 directors on the board

2.3y median 2.5y
average tenure
2.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Transport 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
00737366
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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