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Bira Direct Limited

Company 00739251 Active

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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
4
directors past 6 years
0 vs 4 portfolio
first-time directors
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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number00739251
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated30/10/1962
Address225 BRISTOL ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B5 7UB
Accounts next due30/09/2026
Accounts last made up31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade

Ownership - persons with significant control (2)

  • Bira Trading Limited
    ownership of shares 75-100%
  • ceased

Officers (36)

  • Markham, Sean Secretary · appointed 2025
  • Goodacre, Andrew John Director · appointed 2019
  • Josan, Surinder Pal Singh Director · appointed 2018
  • Moody, Jeffrey Thomas Director · appointed 2015
  • Jones, Albert John Director · appointed 2014
  • Long, Beverley Ann Former Secretary · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
  • Reeks, Terence William Charles Former Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2013
  • Collins, John Richard Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2018
  • Karsan Vara, Vinod Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2019
  • Gordon, Caroline Jane Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2017
  • Golden, Sarah Samantha Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2017
  • Mayo, Jonathan Edward Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2014
  • Deamer, Tony Leonard Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2007
  • Rodway, Colin James Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2011
  • Woolley, Paul Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2015
  • Griffiths, Peter Major Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2007
  • Jackson, Simon Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2013
  • Weedon, Michael Ian Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2016
  • Cohen, Gerald Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2002
  • Smellie, Brian James Macdonald Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2001
  • Noyce, William Timothy Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1998
  • Winters, Glynn Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1996
  • Swift, Jonathan Frank Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2006
  • Brawn, David Malcolm Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1996
  • Hawkins, Alan Keith Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2019
  • Follett, Ian Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1999
  • Woods, William Gerald Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1999
  • Kingdon, Gerald Ian Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1999
  • Lawson, John Francis Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1997
  • Kingdon, Gerald Roy Former Director · appointed 1991 · resigned 1995
  • Overt Locke, Alan Former Director · resigned 1993
  • Marshall, Cecil Former Director · resigned 1995
  • Stuart, Hugh Alexander Gibb Former Director · resigned 1991
  • Patterson, John Bryan Former Director · resigned 1994
  • Firth, David Ian Former Director · resigned 1992
  • Rowlatt, Richard David Former Director · resigned 1996

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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