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Company · Wokingham

Acal BFI Central Procurement UK Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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Previous officers 27

  1. James Syme 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Monica Jane Briand 2015-2018 Director View profile
  3. Nicholas John Jefferies 2014-2014 Director View profile
  4. Simon Mark Gibbins 2012-2022 Director View profile
  5. Ian James Munro 2010-2019 Director View profile
  6. Philippe Robert Marie Gruson 2010-2012 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Charles Sydes 2008-2009 Director View profile
  8. Ian Russell Greatorex 2008-2021 Director View profile
  9. Malcolm Howard Cooper 2008-2010 Director View profile
  10. Jagjit Singh Virdee 2006-2008 Director View profile
  11. Richard Allen 2004-2004 Director View profile
  12. Charles Peter Bithell 2000-2004 Director View profile
  13. John Victor Pomeroy 1991-2003 Director View profile
  14. Anthony Joseph Laughton 1991-2008 Director View profile
  15. Howard Alan Rudebeck 1991-1991 Director View profile
  16. Clifford John Blakeway 2002 Director View profile
  17. Jack Andrew Sunda 1991 Director View profile
  18. Erwin Spielberg 1992 Director View profile
  19. Gregory Davidson-Shrine 2019-2022 Secretary View profile
  20. Nicholas Rowe 2019-2019 Secretary View profile
  21. Joanna Alwen Harkus Madge 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  22. Gary Preston Shillinglaw 2008-2017 Secretary View profile
  23. Nicholas Rowe 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  24. Andrew Thomas Bucknell 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  25. Simon Brain 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  26. Mark Wallis 1992-1996 Secretary View profile
  27. Victor James Eyles 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
26/11/1969
Registered office
Wokingham
Previous names
Acal Central Procurement Limited (until 13/09/2010)
Waycom Limited (until 06/03/2008)

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. Acal BFI Central Procurement UK Limited is controlled by Acal BFI Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-03-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Acal BFI Holdings Limited is controlled by Acal BFI Midco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-10-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Acal BFI Midco 2 Limited is controlled by Acal BFI Midco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-10-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Acal BFI Midco 1 Limited is controlled by Acal BFI Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-10-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Acal BFI Group 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.

4 directors on the board

10.7y median 11.8y
average tenure
17.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • James Syme Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025

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.

Finance 10Retail and trade 4Construction 1Manufacturing 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
00967025
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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