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Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler Limited

Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Guy Justin Spencer Goodfellow 2000-2002 Director View profile
  2. James Roger Jones 1996-2024 Director View profile
  3. Martine Burns 1996-1997 Director View profile
  4. Veere Grenney 1993-1995 Director View profile
  5. Robin Ellis Samuel 1993-1994 Director View profile
  6. William Francis Halse Hodgson 1993-2015 Director View profile
  7. Pierre Samuel Serrurier 1993-1998 Director View profile
  8. Cathcart, Vivien, Countess 2000 Director View profile
  9. Roger Vernon Banks-Pye 1996 Director View profile
  10. Stanley Falconer 2008 Director View profile
  11. Frederic Barrie Pearson 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store; Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores
Incorporated
14/11/1972
Registered office
London

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.

  • Colefax Group PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler Limited is controlled by Colefax Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Colefax Group PLC is controlled by David Brian Green
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-04-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Brian Green.

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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.

7 directors on the board

14y median 4.4y
average tenure
32.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Other services 1Retail and trade 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
01081860
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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