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Robert Downes Limited

Activities of head offices

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Michael John Park 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Sir David Hugh Wootton 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Michael Soar 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Peter Lionel Raleigh Hewitt 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Paul Henry Charmatz 2013-2014 Director View profile
  6. John Francis Saunders 2013-2015 Director View profile
  7. Violet Cohen 1992-2004 Director View profile
  8. Maurice Raymond Cohen 1995 Director View profile
  9. RM Company Services Limited 2005-2016 Corporate-secretary View profile
  10. Jeanette Pauline Wood 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  11. Julia Bernadette Coe 2004-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
10/07/1979
Registered office
Hitchin
Previous names
Robert H Downes Limited (until 03/08/2026)
Robert H Downes Group LTD (until 03/07/2025)
The Armadillo Group Limited (until 27/06/2025)
Raymond Morris Group Limited (until 04/10/2017)

Ownership

Owned by 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.

  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Robert Downes Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 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.

1 directors on the board

0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 6Business services 4Tech and media 3Dormant 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
  • Appointment dates missing for much of the board

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control; confirming appointment dates on the public register.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01436129
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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