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Premier Farnell Limited

Activities of distribution holding companies

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

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Previous officers 42

  1. Richard Eden 2019-2021 Director View profile
  2. Liam Anthony Heffernan 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Harvey Woodford 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. William Read Crowell 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Jozef Opdeweegh 2016-2016 Director View profile
  6. Geraint Anderson 2015-2016 Director View profile
  7. Gary William Hughes 2014-2016 Director View profile
  8. Peter John Ventress 2013-2016 Director View profile
  9. Mark Argent Whiteling 2012-2016 Director View profile
  10. Nicholas Theodore Cadbury 2011-2012 Director View profile
  11. Valerie Frances Gooding 2011-2016 Director View profile
  12. Thomas Reddin 2010-2016 Director View profile
  13. Dennis Henry Millard 2007-2015 Director View profile
  14. Dr Paul Nigel Withers 2007-2016 Director View profile
  15. Andrew James Harrower Dougal 2006-2015 Director View profile
  16. Harriet Green 2006-2012 Director View profile
  17. Sir Peter Oliver Gershon 2004-2011 Director View profile
  18. Laurence Bain 2003-2015 Director View profile
  19. William Korb 2003-2010 Director View profile
  20. David John Seymour Roques 1999-2008 Director View profile
  21. Cary Nolan 1999-2008 Director View profile
  22. Patrick F Sullivan 1999-2002 Director View profile
  23. Michael Lester 1998-2006 Director View profile
  24. John Raymond Hirst 1998-2005 Director View profile
  25. Sir Malcolm Rowland Bates 1997-2005 Director View profile
  26. Morton L Mandel 1996-2002 Director View profile
  27. John Charles Colman 1996-1999 Director View profile
  28. Sir Robert Baynes Horton 1995-2004 Director View profile
  29. Barry David Bramley 1994-1998 Director View profile
  30. Howard Poulson 1993-1998 Director View profile
  31. Richard Edwin Hanwell 1996 Director View profile
  32. Christopher Emptage 1999 Director View profile
  33. John Barry Smith 1996 Director View profile
  34. Eric Hall 1992 Director View profile
  35. Allan Daniel 1996 Director View profile
  36. Philip Andrew Lamming 1995 Director View profile
  37. Raymond Kidd 1992 Director View profile
  38. Michael Ryan Mccoy 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  39. Steven John Webb 2000-2017 Secretary View profile
  40. Andrew Charles Fisher 1994-2006 Secretary View profile
  41. Kenneth John Mullen 1994-2000 Secretary View profile
  42. Henry Claude Elstone 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of distribution holding companies
Incorporated
06/04/1966
Registered office
Leeds

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. Premier Farnell Limited is controlled by Avnet Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-10-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Avnet Bidco Limited.

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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

6.3y median 6.3y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 22Finance 5Retail and trade 5Business services 1Dormant 1Tech and media 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
00876412
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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