Company
Denis Rawlins Limited
Denis Rawlins Limited is an active UK company (number 01546492), incorporated 1981, with 3 current directors including Werner Du Plessis and John William Traynor. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Simon Julian Legg 2013-2015 View profile
- James Douglas White 2012-2022 View profile
- Angela Rawlins 2007-2012 View profile
- Susan Margaret Hughes 2001-2012 View profile
- Lucy Elinor Rawlins 1992 View profile
- Stephen Donald Rawlins 2012 View profile
- Denis Bernard Wilton Rawlins 1992 View profile
- Eric Watson 1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/02/1981
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Mats4U LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-08-31 - 09955031 ceased 2023-08-31
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Denis Rawlins Limited
is controlled by Mats4U LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-08-31 · source: Companies House PSC register - Mats4U LTD
is controlled by Werner Du Plessis
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-07-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Werner Du Plessis.
2 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £567,465
- Cash
- £145,927
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- John William Traynor Director · appointed 2012
- Werner Du Plessis Director · appointed 2021
- Nigel Grant Cotterill Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- John William Traynor Director · appointed 2012
- Nigel Grant Cotterill Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Nigel Grant Cotterill Director · appointed 2012
Portfolio (2)
- John William Traynor Director · appointed 2012
- Werner Du Plessis Director · appointed 2021
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.
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
- 01546492
- 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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