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Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport) Limited

Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport) Limited is an active UK company (number 01170850), incorporated 1974, with 6 current directors including Andrew John Disney and Belinda Hayley Sherwood Ratcliffe. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. John Reuben Cartlidge 1998 Director View profile
  2. Roger Michael Orrill 2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/05/1974

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. Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport) Limited is controlled by Fred Sherwood Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Fred Sherwood Group Limited is controlled by Alan Frederick Sherwood
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alan Frederick Sherwood.

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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.

6 directors on the board

22.8y median 24.2y
average tenure
30.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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.

Dormant 12Transport 11Retail and trade 8Property 6Other services 5Professional services 5Business services 1Education 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
01170850
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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