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Bentley Motors Limited

Bentley Motors Limited is an active UK company (number 00992897), incorporated 1970, with 10 current directors including Axel Dewitz and Christophe Georges. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 53

  1. Markus Duesmann 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Alain Marcel Jean Favey 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Dr Astrid Angelika Fontaine 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Noel Craft 2018-2021 Director View profile
  5. Dr Werner Julius Tietz 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Peter Bosch 2017-2023 Director View profile
  7. Dr Christian Andreas Offermann 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. Lutz Wolfgang Meschke 2016-2021 Director View profile
  9. Dr Oliver Ingo Blume 2016-2021 Director View profile
  10. Marlies Rogait 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Dr Joerg Mull 2014-2019 Director View profile
  12. Dr Ariane Reinhart 2012-2014 Director View profile
  13. Dr Wolfgang Schreiber 2012-2014 Director View profile
  14. Kevin John Rose 2012-2016 Director View profile
  15. Rolf Frech 2011-2017 Director View profile
  16. Michael Keith Straughan 2011-2017 Director View profile
  17. Wolfgang Duerheimer 2011-2017 Director View profile
  18. Alasdair Moray Stewart 2010-2012 Director View profile
  19. Jan-Henrik Lafrentz 2010-2025 Director View profile
  20. Prof Martin Winterkorn 2007-2015 Director View profile
  21. Stuart John Mccullough 2006-2010 Director View profile
  22. Hans Dieter Potsch 2004-2015 Director View profile
  23. Adelt, Bruno, Doctor 2003-2004 Director View profile
  24. Dr Ulrich Eichhorn 2003-2011 Director View profile
  25. Bernd Pischetsrieder 2002-2006 Director View profile
  26. Dr Franz Josef Paefgen 2002-2011 Director View profile
  27. Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler 2000-2003 Director View profile
  28. Adrian Michael Hallmark 1999-2024 Director View profile
  29. Ulrich Hackenberg 1999-2000 Director View profile
  30. Douglas Gavin Dickson 1999-2011 Director View profile
  31. Buchelhofer, Robert, Doctor 1998-2003 Director View profile
  32. Piech, Ferdinand Karl, Doctor 1998-2002 Director View profile
  33. Anthony David Gott 1997-2001 Director View profile
  34. Ian Lewis Collier 1997-1997 Director View profile
  35. John Forrest Young 1997-1998 Director View profile
  36. Christine Ann Gaskell 1997-2012 Director View profile
  37. William Lascelles Hall 1997-1998 Director View profile
  38. Keith Michael Sanders 1997-1999 Director View profile
  39. Graham John Morris 1997-1998 Director View profile
  40. Philip John Clarke 1997-1998 Director View profile
  41. Michael Robert Alexander Cobban 1995-1997 Director View profile
  42. Christopher John Stuart Woodwark 1995-1997 Director View profile
  43. Andrew Lloyd John 1994-1998 Director View profile
  44. Nicholas Bevins 1993-1997 Director View profile
  45. Peter Terry Ward 1994 Director View profile
  46. Roger Burgess Head 1995 Director View profile
  47. Andrew Thomas Armitage 2005-2019 Secretary View profile
  48. Jurgen Hoffmann 2004-2010 Secretary View profile
  49. Hans Georg Melching 1998-2004 Secretary View profile
  50. David John Cowen 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  51. Stephen Nicholas Whatmore 1993-1995 Secretary View profile
  52. Charles Matthews 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  53. John Douglas Smith 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/10/1970

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Bentley Motors Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

7 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.

Grants received

6 grants · £570,727 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £452,599 (3 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £118,128 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £117,1702022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £66,0902020-09-16
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £23,7432020-09-16
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £28,2952019-03-12
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £318,2462018-04-01
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.

10 directors on the board

3.2y median 2.9y
average tenure
5.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

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.

Professional 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00992897
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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