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Company · Theale, Berkshire

Direct Wines Limited

Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. David Bruce Gates 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. James William Hartland Weir 2015-2024 Director View profile
  3. Edmund Joseph Coombs 2014-2015 Director View profile
  4. David Andrew Thatcher 2014-2020 Director View profile
  5. Mr Alan White 2013-2016 Director View profile
  6. Christopher Andrew Humphreys 2010-2014 Director View profile
  7. Simon Nicholas Mcmurtrie 2007-2015 Director View profile
  8. Elizabeth Mcmeikan 2006-2015 Director View profile
  9. Teresa Colomba Graham 2005-2010 Director View profile
  10. Helene Frances Wylde 2002-2007 Director View profile
  11. Neil Jones 2001-2002 Director View profile
  12. John Richmond Ball 2001-2001 Director View profile
  13. Michael George Bennett 2000-2008 Director View profile
  14. Oliver Charles Garland 2000-2008 Director View profile
  15. Douglas Terence Ash 1996-2007 Director View profile
  16. David Hamilton 1991-2008 Director View profile
  17. Brian Gregory Hodder 1991-2005 Director View profile
  18. Adrian John Bentham 1991-2008 Director View profile
  19. Michael Dennis Drake Fellowes 1991 Director View profile
  20. Barbara Anne Laithwaite 2023 Director View profile
  21. William De Wilde Wallace Symons 1995 Director View profile
  22. Anthony Hugh Gordon Laithwaite 2024 Director View profile
  23. David John Wright 2005 Director View profile
  24. Eric Hugh Laithwaite 2004 Director View profile
  25. Alexander Stewart Fraser 2008 Director View profile
  26. Jean Cassin 2000 Director View profile
  27. Philip Francis Diamond 2000 Director View profile
  28. Frederick Anthony Stratford 2005-2010 Secretary View profile
  29. David Lloyd Lupton 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Incorporated
08/02/1973
Registered office
Theale, Berkshire

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. Direct Wines Limited is controlled by Direct Wines Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Direct Wines Holdings Limited is controlled by BTL Family Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. BTL Family Company Limited is controlled by Barbara Anne Laithwaite
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-08-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Barbara Anne Laithwaite.

11 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

2 grants · £53,913 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 Work and Pensions · £53,913 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £1,8022022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £52,1112021-04-01
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.

8 directors on the board

6.7y median 7.3y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

1
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 15Finance 5Dormant 4Agriculture 3Manufacturing 2Retail and trade 2Health and social care 1Hospitality 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01095091
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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