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Ridirectors Limited

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

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Previous officers 38

  1. Ekaterina Strong 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul Mccrory 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Gregory Aris 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Oliver James Martin 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Sophie Louise Edmonds Kerr 2015-2020 Director View profile
  6. Noelle Colfer 2015-2020 Director View profile
  7. Mary-Ann Orr 2014-2015 Director View profile
  8. Sallie Ellis 2013-2015 Director View profile
  9. Daniel Peter James Wilson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  10. Danielle Marie Pass 2009-2011 Director View profile
  11. Richard Cordeschi 2008-2013 Director View profile
  12. Bridget Mary Creegan 2008-2020 Director View profile
  13. Geoffrey Charles William Cunnington 2005-2018 Director View profile
  14. Anne Christine Girling 2005-2007 Director View profile
  15. Aileen Elizabeth Mcdonald 2002-2002 Director View profile
  16. Charl Erasmus Steyn 2002-2015 Director View profile
  17. Robert James Casey 2002-2019 Director View profile
  18. Christopher David Powell 2002-2004 Director View profile
  19. Murray Gilliland Charles Anderson 2001-2008 Director View profile
  20. Michael Lee Hendershot 1999-2002 Director View profile
  21. Philip Michael Cook 1999-2000 Director View profile
  22. Donald Neil Fred Salter 1999-2002 Director View profile
  23. David James Booker 1998-1999 Director View profile
  24. Graham Rodney Thomas 1998-2000 Director View profile
  25. John Charles Patey 1997-1998 Director View profile
  26. Witold Mieczyslaw Kuzminski 1997-1999 Director View profile
  27. Andrew Graham Cripps 1997-1998 Director View profile
  28. Mark Simon Biss 1997-1999 Director View profile
  29. Mark Anthony Oliver 1997-2002 Director View profile
  30. Anthony Peter Phipkin 1997-2000 Director View profile
  31. Ann Elizabeth Griffiths 1997-2017 Director View profile
  32. John Alfred Radburn 1995-1997 Director View profile
  33. Ernest Niall Wingfield 1994-1997 Director View profile
  34. Edwin Linton Brooks 1997 Director View profile
  35. Leila Primrose Gadsden-Chaiboub 2025-2026 Secretary View profile
  36. Peter Mccormack 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  37. Ann Elizabeth Griffiths 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  38. Risecretaries Limited 1994-2012 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/03/1981

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.

Group

  1. Ridirectors Limited is controlled by Rothmans International Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Rothmans International Limited is controlled by Weston Investment Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Weston Investment Company Limited is controlled by Weston (2009) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Weston (2009) Limited is controlled by British American Tobacco (2009) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. British American Tobacco (2009) Limited is controlled by British American Tobacco (2012) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. British American Tobacco (2012) Limited is controlled by British American Tobacco (1998) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. British American Tobacco (1998) Limited is controlled by British American Tobacco P.L.C.
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by British American Tobacco P.L.C..

117 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.

4 directors on the board

5.1y median 4.2y
average tenure
11.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 55Business services 14Finance 8Manufacturing 5Retail and trade 3Dormant 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
01548826
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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