Company
Drake International Limited
Drake International Limited is an active UK company (number 01156185), incorporated 1974, with 2 current directors, Simon Harding and Susan Jane Orchard. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Nicholas Polimenakos 2023-2024 View profile
- Mark Coetzee 2018-2024 View profile
- William Henry Wolsey Dorman 2001-2018 View profile
- Ian Roots 1996 View profile
- Robert William Pollock 2023 View profile
- Ian Michael Colletts 1995-1997 View profile
- Michael Anthony Whitelegg 2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/01/1974
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Robert William Pollock ceased 2023-05-08
significant influence · notified 2016-06-15 - Mark Coetzee ceased 2021-06-16
significant influence · notified 2016-06-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Drake Holdings Limited ceased 2026-01-19
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-04-04
Group
- Drake International Limited
is controlled by Robert William Pollock
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-15, ceased 2023-05-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Robert William Pollock.
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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.
2 directors on the board
- Simon Harding Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Jane Orchard Director · appointed 1997
Directors past 6 years
- Susan Jane Orchard Director · appointed 1997
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Simon Harding Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Jane Orchard Director · appointed 1997
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.
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
- 01156185
- 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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