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Bira Trustee Company Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 44

  1. Howard Thomas Lewis 2018-2026 Director View profile
  2. Howard John Huntley Pullen 2018-2026 Director View profile
  3. Bruce Walter Mclaren 2018-2022 Director View profile
  4. Gary Thomas Gordon 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Vivienne Iris Abbott 2015-2018 Director View profile
  6. John Charles Morris 2014-2022 Director View profile
  7. Vinod Karsan Vara 2014-2018 Director View profile
  8. Russell Robert Johnson 2014-2018 Director View profile
  9. Clifford John Elliott 2013-2018 Director View profile
  10. Sadie Jennie Chalkley 2013-2018 Director View profile
  11. Christopher John Patterson 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Caroline Jane Gordon 2011-2013 Director View profile
  13. Hilary Cookson 2010-2013 Director View profile
  14. David Ian Firth 2009-2013 Director View profile
  15. Brian James Macdonald Smellie 2008-2011 Director View profile
  16. William Gerald Woods 2008-2009 Director View profile
  17. George Ian Follett 2007-2010 Director View profile
  18. Robert Charles Chapman 2006-2008 Director View profile
  19. Terence William Charles Reeks 2006-2009 Director View profile
  20. John Fletcher 2005-2014 Director View profile
  21. John Charles Poore 2005-2008 Director View profile
  22. Peter Wormald 2005-2005 Director View profile
  23. Colin James Rodway 2004-2007 Director View profile
  24. Richard David Rowlatt 2004-2007 Director View profile
  25. John Francis Lawson 2003-2006 Director View profile
  26. Hugh Alexander Gibb Stuart 2000-2003 Director View profile
  27. Jeremy Pagliaro 2000-2002 Director View profile
  28. Peter Major Griffiths 1999-2002 Director View profile
  29. Patricia Mary Dunlop 1999-2001 Director View profile
  30. Gerald Cohen 1998-2001 Director View profile
  31. John Bryan Patterson 1997-2000 Director View profile
  32. William Timothy Noyce 1997-1998 Director View profile
  33. Alan Overt Locke 1996-1998 Director View profile
  34. Glynn Winters 1996-1996 Director View profile
  35. Ian Follett 1995-1999 Director View profile
  36. Robert Leslie Hansell 1991-1994 Director View profile
  37. Gerald Roy Kingdon 1991-1994 Director View profile
  38. Gerald Ian Kingdon 2005 Director View profile
  39. David Charles Machin 1991 Director View profile
  40. Cecil Marshall 1993 Director View profile
  41. Brian Warren Tester Appleton 1992 Director View profile
  42. Noel Kegg 1993 Director View profile
  43. Beverley Ann Long 2018-2025 Secretary View profile
  44. Alan Keith Hawkins 2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/06/1967

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • John Charles Poore
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • David Ian Firth
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • David Ian Firth ceased 2018-12-31
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Charles Poore ceased 2018-12-31
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Bira Trading Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-31

Group

  1. Bira Trustee Company Limited is controlled by John Charles Poore
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Charles Poore.

1 other company 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.

4 directors on the board

6.9y median 7.9y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Business services 11Retail and trade 7Education 2Other services 2Arts and leisure 1Finance 1Property 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.

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
00908382
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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