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Bira Direct Limited

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

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Previous officers 31

  1. Terence William Charles Reeks 2009-2013 Director View profile
  2. John Richard Collins 2007-2018 Director View profile
  3. Vinod Karsan Vara 2007-2019 Director View profile
  4. Caroline Jane Gordon 2007-2017 Director View profile
  5. Sarah Samantha Golden 2007-2017 Director View profile
  6. Jonathan Edward Mayo 2006-2014 Director View profile
  7. Tony Leonard Deamer 2002-2007 Director View profile
  8. Colin James Rodway 2002-2011 Director View profile
  9. Paul Woolley 2001-2015 Director View profile
  10. Peter Major Griffiths 2000-2007 Director View profile
  11. Simon Jackson 1998-2013 Director View profile
  12. Michael Ian Weedon 1998-2016 Director View profile
  13. Gerald Cohen 1998-2002 Director View profile
  14. Brian James Macdonald Smellie 1997-2001 Director View profile
  15. William Timothy Noyce 1997-1998 Director View profile
  16. Glynn Winters 1996-1996 Director View profile
  17. Jonathan Frank Swift 1995-2006 Director View profile
  18. David Malcolm Brawn 1995-1996 Director View profile
  19. Alan Keith Hawkins 1995-2019 Director View profile
  20. Ian Follett 1995-1999 Director View profile
  21. William Gerald Woods 1994-1999 Director View profile
  22. Gerald Ian Kingdon 1994-1999 Director View profile
  23. John Francis Lawson 1993-1997 Director View profile
  24. Gerald Roy Kingdon 1991-1995 Director View profile
  25. Alan Overt Locke 1993 Director View profile
  26. Cecil Marshall 1995 Director View profile
  27. Hugh Alexander Gibb Stuart 1991 Director View profile
  28. John Bryan Patterson 1994 Director View profile
  29. David Ian Firth 1992 Director View profile
  30. Richard David Rowlatt 1996 Director View profile
  31. Beverley Ann Long 2018-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/10/1962

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. Bira Direct Limited is controlled by Bira Trading Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2019-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Bira Trading Limited is controlled by Beverley Ann Long
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-10-17, ceased 2018-11-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Beverley Ann Long.

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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.

4 directors on the board

9.7y median 9.7y
average tenure
12.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Business services 13Other services 2Retail and trade 2Tech and media 2Construction 1Education 1Finance 1Property 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
00739251
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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