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Guinness Overseas Limited

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

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Previous officers 42

  1. Richard Nagy 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Csaba Hajos 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Gabor Kovacs 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Vinod Rao 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Aniko Mahler 2015-2018 Director View profile
  6. Vinaykant Gorhandas Tanna 2015-2017 Director View profile
  7. Sharon Lynnette Fennessy 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. David Frederick Harlock 2015-2018 Director View profile
  9. Ravi Rajagopal 2015-2015 Director View profile
  10. Ian Anthony Hockney 2014-2015 Director View profile
  11. Jose Alberto Ibeas Franco 2011-2012 Director View profile
  12. Stephen John Bolton 2011-2012 Director View profile
  13. David Heginbottom 2011-2012 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Mark Smith 2009-2012 Director View profile
  15. Adele Ann Abigail 2008-2009 Director View profile
  16. Gavin Paul Crickmore 2007-2012 Director View profile
  17. Jill Kyne 2007-2009 Director View profile
  18. Sally Catherine Moore 2007-2011 Director View profile
  19. Christopher Richard Roff Marsh 2006-2007 Director View profile
  20. Nandor Makos 2006-2014 Director View profile
  21. Thorsten Knopp 2006-2007 Director View profile
  22. Susanne Margaret Bunn 2005-2008 Director View profile
  23. Matthew John Lester 2005-2006 Director View profile
  24. Charles Dawson Coase 2005-2011 Director View profile
  25. Nicholas Bodo Blazquez 2005-2011 Director View profile
  26. Michael Christopher Flynn 2005-2008 Director View profile
  27. John James Nicholls 2001-2018 Director View profile
  28. Stuart Robert Fletcher 1999-2010 Director View profile
  29. Raymond James Joy 1997-2007 Director View profile
  30. Nicholas Toby Fell 1997-1999 Director View profile
  31. Dr James Frederick Carson 1994 Director View profile
  32. Colin Archibald Storm 1992 Director View profile
  33. Nigel Edward Salmon 1997 Director View profile
  34. Paul Gilham 1992 Director View profile
  35. Malcolm Wych 1997 Director View profile
  36. David Herbert Campbell Hampshire 2005 Director View profile
  37. Jonathan Michael Guttridge 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  38. Victoria Cooper 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  39. Claire Elizabeth Matthews 2012-2018 Secretary View profile
  40. Sharon Maria Elizabeth O'Donovan 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  41. Paul Martin Forster 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  42. Mark David Peters 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
24/10/1963
Registered office
London

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. Guinness Overseas Limited is controlled by Diageo Overseas Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Diageo Overseas Holdings Limited is controlled by Diageo Investment Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Diageo Investment Holdings Limited is controlled by UDV (SJ) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. UDV (SJ) Limited is controlled by Grand Metropolitan International Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Grand Metropolitan International Holdings Limited is controlled by Grand Metropolitan Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Grand Metropolitan Limited is controlled by Diageo Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Diageo Holdings Limited is controlled by Diageo PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Diageo 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.

4 directors on the board

6.2y median 6.9y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Professional services 59Business services 28Manufacturing 12Retail and trade 11Finance 9Hospitality 3Property 3

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
00778398
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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