Company · Portsmouth
J. Edwards & SON (Funeral Directors) Limited
Non-trading company
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 22
- Dr Elizabeth Georgina Rogers 2018-2020 View profile
- Amber Vincent-Prior 2018-2021 View profile
- Mark Alexander Ralf 2018-2024 View profile
- Gareth Lewis 2016-2021 View profile
- Frances Ann Hobson 2014-2016 View profile
- Paul Gifford Rodford 2011-2018 View profile
- Lindsay Elliott 2009-2011 View profile
- Michael Kendrick Hastilow 2006-2018 View profile
- Mark Stephen Smith 2005-2025 View profile
- David John Blowe 2005-2014 View profile
- Martin Robert Harvey 2002-2005 View profile
- George Howard 1997-2005 View profile
- Lily Cameron Murray Mccabe 1997-2002 View profile
- Brian Dudley Dale 1997-2006 View profile
- Michael John Moore 1996 View profile
- Michael Gordon Eames 1997 View profile
- Nigel Christopher Hosier 1997 View profile
- John Anthony Edwards 1997 View profile
- Tessa Briggs 2023-2025 View profile
- Silena Jane Dominy 2008-2023 View profile
- Graham Roy Bennett 1997-2008 View profile
- Jose Mary Edwards 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Non-trading company
- Incorporated
- 04/05/1976
- Registered office
- Portsmouth
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.
- Mutual Services (Portsmouth) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- J. Edwards & SON (Funeral Directors) Limited
is controlled by Mutual Services (Portsmouth) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Mutual Services (Portsmouth) Limited.
9 other companies in this group
- Caring Lady Funeral Directors Limited
- Caring Ladies Funeral Directors Limited
- South of England Hospitality Limited
- South of England Natural Burials Limited
- East Devon Crematorium Limited
- Natural Burial Grounds Limited
- Sussex Woodlands LTD
- South of England Funeral Partners Limited
- Mutual Services (Portsmouth) Limited
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.
3 directors on the board
- Ben Stimson Director · appointed 2025
- Right Honourable Dame Janet Helen Paraskeva Director · appointed 2024
- Gregory Wilkins Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Gregory Wilkins Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Ben Stimson Director · appointed 2025
- Right Honourable Dame Janet Helen Paraskeva Director · appointed 2024
- Gregory Wilkins Director · appointed 2018
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
- 01256971
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/10/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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