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RWS (Overseas) Limited

Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Sophie Elisabeth Croft 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jane Celia Hyde 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Candida Jane Davies 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Roderick Day 2022-2022 Director View profile
  5. Timothy Mark Everitt 2021-2022 Director View profile
  6. Desmond Kenneth Neil Glass 2017-2022 Director View profile
  7. Richard James Thompson 2012-2021 Director View profile
  8. Reinhard Karl-Heinz Ottway 2005-2017 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Stephen Brode 1995-2023 Director View profile
  10. Stephen John Lodge 1995-2011 Director View profile
  11. Elisabeth Ann Lucas 1995-2011 Director View profile
  12. Dr Wolfgang Gerson Barb 1995 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Guy Desmond Lewey 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  14. Desmond Kenneth Glass 2017-2022 Secretary View profile
  15. Richard James Thompson 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  16. Michael Anthony Mccarthy 2000-2012 Secretary View profile
  17. Susan Anthony 1995-2007 Secretary View profile
  18. Timothy John Jones 1992-2000 Secretary View profile
  19. Philip Brentnall 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Incorporated
15/06/1971
Registered office
Maidenhead

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.

Group

  1. RWS (Overseas) Limited is controlled by RWS Holdings PLC
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2023-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. RWS Holdings PLC is controlled by Andrew Stephen Brode
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares (trust) · notified 2017-06-26, ceased 2020-11-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew Stephen Brode.

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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.

3 directors on the board

1.6y median 2.1y
average tenure
2.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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 23Tech and media 8Finance 4

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
01014383
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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