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William Rowland Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Simon Paul Robinson 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Alexandru Bogdan Istratescu 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Neil Berry 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Karen Louise Tazzyman 2014-2024 Director View profile
  5. Bruno Rene Bernard Cottereau 2014-2014 Director View profile
  6. Steven Ford 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Thorne 2013-2016 Director View profile
  8. Michael Steven Oppenheimer 2007-2011 Director View profile
  9. Hamish Terence Kinnear Brown 2000-2021 Director View profile
  10. Giles Pruen Robbins 1997-2016 Director View profile
  11. David Peter Cooper 1996-2013 Director View profile
  12. Malcolm Shale 1993-2004 Director View profile
  13. Robert Gregory Burgin 2003 Director View profile
  14. Malcolm Mitchell Murray 1997 Director View profile
  15. Michael Ford 2007 Director View profile
  16. Andrew Maurice Barton 2000 Director View profile
  17. Raymond Coe 1996 Director View profile
  18. Kenneth Batson 2000 Director View profile
  19. Alison Marsh 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  20. Geoffrey Donald Morley 2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/07/1965

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. William Rowland Limited is controlled by Amalgamated Metal Investment Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Amalgamated Metal Investment Holdings Limited is controlled by Amalgamated Metal Corporation PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Amalgamated Metal Corporation PLC is controlled by Amco Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Amco Investments Limited is controlled by Victor Herman Sher
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Victor Herman Sher.

24 other companies in this group

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

7y median 10.2y
average tenure
10.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Professional services 7Manufacturing 5Retail and trade 5Dormant 4Finance 4Business services 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
00853661
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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