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SGS United Kingdom Limited

SGS United Kingdom Limited is an active UK company (number 01193985), incorporated 1974, with 2 current directors, Michael Boyd and James Mcgurk. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Pauline Earl 2007-2018 Director View profile
  2. Catherine Jane Griffiths 2004-2019 Director View profile
  3. Luc Leroy 2004-2007 Director View profile
  4. Gerard O'Dell 2002-2007 Director View profile
  5. James Kearney 2001-2004 Director View profile
  6. Christopher Gordon Price 2001-2002 Director View profile
  7. Romaine Romanet-Guedel 1998-2001 Director View profile
  8. Hans Heinrich Steiner 1993-1998 Director View profile
  9. Ian Williams 1995 Director View profile
  10. Henry Bernard Newman 2001 Director View profile
  11. Dr Malcolm Lester Franks 1999-2002 Secretary View profile
  12. Gerald Michael Thorpe 1994-1999 Secretary View profile
  13. Keith Wood 1991-2001 Secretary View profile
  14. Robert Leonard Franklin 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

7 contracts · £10,455,200 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Various Consumer Product Testing Services Buyer: Thurrock Council Value not published 2026-06-25 Source: Find a Tender

    Provision of product safety testing by named test house for Thurrock Council Trading Standards: Lot 1 - Toys Lot 2 - Electrical and Machinery Lot 3 - Cosmetics Lot 4 - Jewellery and Vapes Grant funded procurement to undertake border control…

  • Next Generation Sequencing Testing (NGS) Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant £407,200 2026-06-24 Source: Find a Tender

    NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) are seeking a provider for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) QC testing requirements for the Cellular and Molecular Therapies (CMT) directorate, namely the Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC). CBC handle a nu…

  • Framework for QC Analytical Testing Requirements - AWARD Buyer: CPI (Centre for Process Innovation) £10,000,000 2025-04-28 CPV 71620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    You are invited to submit a tender for the following requirements; analytical services for multiple modalities drug substances and drug products required for early phase clinical trials. This tender is to cover the analytical services requi…

  • CCA accreditation for HMRC Contact Centres Buyer: H M Revenue & Customs £48,000 2015-02-23 CPV 79132000 Source: Contracts Finder

    HMRC require an assessor that can provide HMRC Contact Centres with attained CCA accreditation.

  • CSSD Annual Audit Buyer: QE Facilities Ltd Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This Contract is for the annual audit of Disinfection, assembly, packaging, moist heat sterilization and hydrogen peroxide sterilisation of theatre trays, procedure packs, dressings and supplementary instruments. Reprocessing of flexible En…

  • Asbestos Consultancy Service Buyer: Halton Borough Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Asbestos surveys, demolition and refurbishment surveys, air testing and monitoring,

  • Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) - Product Testing Frame Buyer: Department for Business & Trade Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), on behalf of the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), have established a multi-lot Open Framework under the Procurement Act 2023 to procure a broad range of product testing services su…

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About

Incorporated
16/12/1974

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.

  • SGS Holding UK LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. SGS United Kingdom Limited is controlled by SGS Holding UK LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by SGS Holding UK LTD.

25 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

7.9y median 7.9y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 8Manufacturing 2Mining 2

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
01193985
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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