Direct Wines Limited
Company 01095091 Active
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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
- Alison Jane Clifford King Director · appointed 2016
- William Wilson Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
- Celia Maria Teixeira Pronto Hussey Director · appointed 2025
- Porter, Angus James, Dr Director · appointed 2010
- Philippa Victoria Strub Director · appointed 2023
- Benjamin Peter Chaffe Director · appointed 2024
- Henry John Hugh Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
- Thomas Anthony Eric Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
6.7y median 7.3y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Alison Jane Clifford King Director · appointed 2016
- William Wilson Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
- Porter, Angus James, Dr Director · appointed 2010
- Henry John Hugh Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
- Thomas Anthony Eric Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (8)
- Alison Jane Clifford King Director · appointed 2016
- William Wilson Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
- Celia Maria Teixeira Pronto Hussey Director · appointed 2025
- Porter, Angus James, Dr Director · appointed 2010
- Philippa Victoria Strub Director · appointed 2023
- Benjamin Peter Chaffe Director · appointed 2024
- Henry John Hugh Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
- Thomas Anthony Eric Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- David Bruce Gates Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Direct Wines Holdings Limited 8 shared directors
- Direct Wines International Limited 4 shared directors
- BTL Family Company Limited 3 shared directors
- Wyfold Vineyard Limited 3 shared directors
- Averys of Bristol Limited 2 shared directors
- Direct Wines Finance Limited 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 01095091 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 08/02/1973 |
| Address | 1600 ARLINGTON BUSINESS PARK, THEALE, BERKSHIRE, RG7 4SA |
| Accounts next due | 31/03/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 27/06/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
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.
- Direct Wines Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Owns 4 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Laithwaites Wine Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Direct Wines (Windsor) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Bordeaux Direct Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Laithwaites Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (37)
- Celia Maria Teixeira Pronto Hussey Director · appointed 2025
- Benjamin Peter Chaffe Director · appointed 2024
- Philippa Victoria Strub Director · appointed 2023
- William Wilson Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
- Henry John Hugh Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
- Thomas Anthony Eric Laithwaite Director · appointed 2019
- Alison Jane Clifford King Director · appointed 2016
- Porter, Angus James, Dr Director · appointed 2010
Show 29 former officers
- David Bruce Gates Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- James William Hartland Weir Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2024
- Edmund Joseph Coombs Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2015
- David Andrew Thatcher Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2020
- Mr Alan White Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2016
- Christopher Andrew Humphreys Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2014
- Simon Nicholas Mcmurtrie Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2015
- Elizabeth Mcmeikan Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2015
- Teresa Colomba Graham Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2010
- Frederick Anthony Stratford Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2010
- Helene Frances Wylde Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2007
- Neil Jones Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2002
- John Richmond Ball Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2001
- Michael George Bennett Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2008
- Oliver Charles Garland Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2008
- Douglas Terence Ash Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2007
- David Hamilton Director · appointed 1991 · resigned 2008
- Brian Gregory Hodder Director · appointed 1991 · resigned 2005
- Adrian John Bentham Director · appointed 1991 · resigned 2008
- Michael Dennis Drake Fellowes Director · resigned 1991
- Barbara Anne Laithwaite Director · resigned 2023
- William De Wilde Wallace Symons Director · resigned 1995
- Anthony Hugh Gordon Laithwaite Director · resigned 2024
- David John Wright Director · resigned 2005
- Eric Hugh Laithwaite Director · resigned 2004
- David Lloyd Lupton Secretary · resigned 1991
- Alexander Stewart Fraser Director · resigned 2008
- Jean Cassin Director · resigned 2000
- Philip Francis Diamond Director · resigned 2000
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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