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Sovereign Group Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Robert Gordon Brearley 2019-2019 Director View profile
  2. Glenn Milligan 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Jason Gibson 2016-2025 Director View profile
  4. Mark Ronald Johnston 2016-2020 Director View profile
  5. John Park-Davies 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Alistair William Craig 2012-2016 Director View profile
  7. Frances Anne Austin 2008-2023 Director View profile
  8. Peter Carlin 2007-2008 Director View profile
  9. David Andrew Clover 2006-2014 Director View profile
  10. Timothy Meadley 2006-2006 Director View profile
  11. Kevin Manning 2005-2017 Director View profile
  12. Michael Alfred Proszek 2005-2007 Director View profile
  13. John Steven Hall 2005-2017 Director View profile
  14. Ross John St Quintin 2005-2006 Director View profile
  15. Paul Gerard Irving 1998-2000 Director View profile
  16. Peter Abbott 1998-2000 Director View profile
  17. Glenn Taylor 1998-2010 Director View profile
  18. Alan Robert Pickton 1997-1997 Director View profile
  19. Steven Crossley 1996-1998 Director View profile
  20. John Beswick 1993 Director View profile
  21. Anthony Garnett 1996 Director View profile
  22. Sarah-Jane Wood 1998 Director View profile
  23. Lorraine Kluczniak 2011-2020 Secretary View profile
  24. Angus John Kinmond Mackie 1996-2015 Secretary View profile
  25. Betty Beswick 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

6 contracts · £31,573,131 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.

About

Incorporated
05/01/1973

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. Sovereign Group Limited is controlled by Frances Anne Austin
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-02-28, ceased 2023-12-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Frances Anne Austin.

4 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.

4 directors on the board

8.2y median 0.3y
average tenure
31.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Manufacturing 10Finance 7Construction 2Dormant 2

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
01089940
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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