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Company · Bradford

The Riding Sock Company Limited

Wholesale of clothing and footwear

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

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Previous officers 18

  1. Edward Cecil Wakefield 2013-2019 Director View profile
  2. Oliver Charles St John Hoare 2013-2019 Director View profile
  3. Nigel James Ziff 2000-2013 Director View profile
  4. Neville Jerome Lawrence 2000-2013 Director View profile
  5. Christine Bower 2000-2013 Director View profile
  6. David Hutchinson 2000-2008 Director View profile
  7. John Martin Weaving 2000-2000 Director View profile
  8. Israel Arnold Ziff 1997-2000 Director View profile
  9. Colin Jaggard 1995-1997 Director View profile
  10. David Mel Zuydam 1991-1997 Director View profile
  11. Alfred Harold Evans 1991 Director View profile
  12. Terry Anthony Bird 1997 Director View profile
  13. Nicholas Andrew Ridings 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  14. Cielo Bicol Cartwright 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  15. Stuart Michael Sharp 2014-2014 Secretary View profile
  16. David Christopher Brook 2000-2014 Secretary View profile
  17. Richard Phillip Bott 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  18. Ian Claydon Partridge 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Incorporated
24/10/1969
Registered office
Bradford
Previous names
Cottage Industries (Equestrian) Limited (until 15/04/2009)

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. The Riding Sock Company Limited is controlled by Harry Hall International Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Harry Hall International Limited is controlled by International Riding Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by International Riding Company Limited.

8 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.

Financials

Net assets
£100
Total assets
£100
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

7.3y median 7.3y
average tenure
7.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Retail and trade 4Dormant 1Professional services 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
00964705
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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