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Farnell Holding Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Previous officers 19

  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 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Helen Margaret Willis 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Mark Richard Priest 2015-2015 Director View profile
  7. Mark Argent Whiteling 2013-2016 Director View profile
  8. Gavin Manson 2009-2013 Director View profile
  9. Steven John Webb 2001-2017 Director View profile
  10. David John Gaskin 2000-2015 Director View profile
  11. Howard Poulson 1996-1998 Director View profile
  12. Kenneth John Mullen 1995-2000 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Charles Fisher 1995-2006 Director View profile
  14. Philip Andrew Lamming 1992-1995 Director View profile
  15. Raymond Kidd 1992 Director View profile
  16. Michael Ryan Mccoy 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  17. Caroline Patricia Higgins 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  18. Sheila Margaret Lintott 1992-1995 Secretary View profile
  19. Henry Claude Elstone 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
03/06/1969
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. Farnell Holding Limited is controlled by Premier Farnell Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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 20Finance 7Retail 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
00955394
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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