Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company · Kidlington

Essentra International Limited

Activities of head offices

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

Network

The large node is Essentra International Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Emma Ann Reid 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. John James Clarke 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Lili Liu 2018-2022 Director View profile
  4. Stefan Ludwig Schellinger 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Matthew Gregory 2012-2015 Director View profile
  6. Colin Richard Day 2011-2017 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Paul Crummett 2008-2012 Director View profile
  8. Jon Michael Green 2005-2023 Director View profile
  9. Stephen William Dryden 2002-2008 Director View profile
  10. Dylan Glynn Jones 1999-2002 Director View profile
  11. Michael John Illsley 1999-2002 Director View profile
  12. Colin Andre Stott 1998-2000 Director View profile
  13. David Michael Williams 1998-2005 Director View profile
  14. Antony Kenneth Edwards 1997-2002 Director View profile
  15. Mark Jeremy Harper 1996-2011 Director View profile
  16. John Graham Dobbin 1994-1999 Director View profile
  17. David Kenneth Webster 1994-2005 Director View profile
  18. Oliver Graham Burns 1993-1997 Director View profile
  19. Dr Richard James Karl Shepherd 2000 Director View profile
  20. Robert William Skidmore 1993 Director View profile
  21. Brian George Ace 1997 Director View profile
  22. Dr Dirk Harry Kemper 2002 Director View profile
  23. Trevor Lewis Dixon 2001 Director View profile
  24. Derek Baxter 1995 Director View profile
  25. Martin Kenneth Caulfield 2002 Director View profile
  26. Emma Reid 2020-2026 Secretary View profile
  27. Patricia Kendall 2017-2020 Secretary View profile
  28. Paul Nicholas Hussey 1999-2005 Secretary View profile
  29. John Patrick Wafer 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
05/06/1974
Registered office
Kidlington
Previous names
Filtrona International Limited (until 25/06/2013)

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.

  • Essentra PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Essentra International Limited is controlled by Essentra PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Essentra PLC.

28 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.

2 directors on the board

1y median 1y
average tenure
1.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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 9Business services 2Dormant 1Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01172804
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data