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Freshfield Lane Brickworks Limited

Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Rachel Jane Warren 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Peter Nigel Sharp 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. Eric John Spencer Gadsden 2010-2017 Director View profile
  4. Martin Russell Warner 2010-2024 Director View profile
  5. Clive Bruce George Hills 1998-1998 Director View profile
  6. Francis John Hanna 1998-2024 Director View profile
  7. Juliet Caroline Hardy 1994-2010 Director View profile
  8. Rebeka Anne Hardy 1994-2010 Director View profile
  9. Laurence Carey Hardy 2010 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Huw Perrott Morgan 2010-2021 Secretary View profile
  11. Craig William Robinson 2010-2010 Secretary View profile
  12. Alan Ronald Geoffrey Hardy 2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay
Incorporated
07/05/1964
Registered office
Haywards Heath

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. Freshfield Lane Brickworks Limited is controlled by Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC is controlled by Eric John Spencer Gadsden
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2017-06-26, ceased 2019-02-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Eric John Spencer Gadsden.

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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.

2 directors on the board

2.7y median 2.7y
average tenure
5.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Manufacturing 8Professional services 8Mining 4Utilities 2Other services 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
00804219
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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