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Ethos Candles Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Robert Michael John Keene 2009 Director View profile
  2. Ian Walter Fairclough 1992 Director View profile
  3. Harriett Louise Bath 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  4. Trifine Mary Blomfield 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  5. Mary Joan Keene 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/05/1970

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Richard Gordon Simpson ceased 2017-04-07
    75-100% shares, 75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Charles Farris Limited
    75-100% shares, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-07

Group

  1. Ethos Candles Limited is controlled by Richard Gordon Simpson
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-07, ceased 2017-04-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Gordon Simpson.

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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.

1 directors on the board

17y median 17y
average tenure
17y
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.

Finance 2Manufacturing 2Retail and trade 2Business services 1Construction 1Property 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
00979942
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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