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The Symphony Group PLC

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

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Previous officers 20

  1. Ian Ralph Marwood 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Martyn Royston Davis 1999-2025 Director View profile
  3. Paul Kettlewell 1998-2011 Director View profile
  4. Katherine May Gregory 1998-2025 Director View profile
  5. Harold Robert Hassell 1997-1998 Director View profile
  6. Robert Ralph Abel Smith 1995-1998 Director View profile
  7. John David Riley 1992-1994 Director View profile
  8. Ian Albert Sinfield 1992-2000 Director View profile
  9. Philip Joseph Donnelly 2001 Director View profile
  10. Philip Anthony Kirk 1993 Director View profile
  11. Douglas Stuart Gregory 2016 Director View profile
  12. Claire Susan Stewart 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  13. Adrienne Lee Murdoch 2013-2016 Secretary View profile
  14. Diane Watson 2004-2013 Secretary View profile
  15. Graham Smith 2000-2021 Secretary View profile
  16. Brigitte Huggan 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  17. David Arthur Hodkin 1994-2000 Secretary View profile
  18. Pauline Vernon 1994-1994 Secretary View profile
  19. Ellen Nataly Hay 1994-1996 Secretary View profile
  20. Jack Marsh Swallow 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £900,000,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Supply & Distribution of Kitchens Framework Buyer: PROSPER £750,000,000 2026-08-28 Source: Find a Tender

    The Authority seeks to established a multi-supplier Framework for the Supply & Distribution of Kitchens for use by its Members and other Public Sector Contracting Bodies across the UK. The tender is split into 7 Lots by geographical areas •…

    Framework
  • Cirrus Consortium c/o Halton Housing Kitchen Supply Framework 2025 Buyer: CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD £150,000,000 2025-05-24 CPV 39141000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Consortium sought to establish a new framework of kitchen manufacturers and suppliers for the supply of kitchens to replace the current Cirrus Consortium Kitchen Materials Supply Framework which is due to expire in November 2025. Whi…

About

Incorporated
27/08/1971

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 Symphony Group PLC is controlled by Symphony Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Symphony Holdings Limited is controlled by Ceres PH Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2025-04-11 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Ceres PH Limited is controlled by W.& R. Barnett, Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-03-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. W.& R. Barnett, Limited is controlled by Robert Barnett
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-10-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robert Barnett.

69 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.

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.

6 directors on the board

3.3y median 1.3y
average tenure
8.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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 16Business services 6Property 6Finance 4Manufacturing 4Agriculture 3Dormant 3Construction 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01022506
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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