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Clariant Distribution UK LTD

Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Andrew Peter Horn 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Catharina Annika Ericsson 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Tracyann Otteslev 2016-2023 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas Hugh Fordham 2009-2012 Director View profile
  5. Dr Ulrich Ott 2009-2013 Director View profile
  6. Dr Hans Schmidt 2007-2009 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Jonathan Lock 2007-2021 Director View profile
  8. Peter Michael Palm 2005-2009 Director View profile
  9. Francois Note 2001-2005 Director View profile
  10. Peter Armin Brandenberg 2000-2007 Director View profile
  11. Reinhard Handte 2000-2000 Director View profile
  12. Georges Roost 2000-2005 Director View profile
  13. Dr Karl-Gerhard Seifert 1997-1999 Director View profile
  14. Sanahuja, Victor, Doctor 1996-1997 Director View profile
  15. Roland Loesser 1995-2001 Director View profile
  16. Kenneth Michael Duckels 1995-2007 Director View profile
  17. Stephen John Parkinson 1995-2016 Director View profile
  18. SYZ, Martin Georg, Dr Sc Tech Eth 1993-1997 Director View profile
  19. Richard Metcalfe 1993-1995 Director View profile
  20. Thomas Graham Mcknight 1999 Director View profile
  21. Rene Wack 1992 Director View profile
  22. Hanspeter Knoepfel 1996 Director View profile
  23. Ernst Zueger 1993 Director View profile
  24. Dean Credland 2016-2019 Secretary View profile
  25. Paul Richard Edward Thirkettle 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
07/01/1966
Registered office
Manchester
Previous names
Clariant Specialities Limited (until 25/10/2006)

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. Clariant Distribution UK LTD is controlled by Clariant Services UK LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Clariant Services UK LTD.

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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.

1 directors on the board

6.9y median 6.9y
average tenure
6.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 4Manufacturing 1Retail and trade 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00868373
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2025
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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