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Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Limited

Travel agency activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Veronique Robin Amour 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Richard Matthew Levine 2014-2014 Director View profile
  3. Richard Matthew Levine 2014-2018 Director View profile
  4. Martin O'Grady 2013-2013 Director View profile
  5. Claudio Ginella 2011-2014 Director View profile
  6. Philip Alan Calvert 2009-2013 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan David Salter 2007-2009 Director View profile
  8. Francesco Dellepiane 1999-2018 Director View profile
  9. Anthony Kavanagh 1996-2014 Director View profile
  10. Natale Rusconi 1996-1996 Director View profile
  11. Simon Michael Cross Sherwood 1996-2007 Director View profile
  12. Hermann Jenny 1991 Director View profile
  13. Peter Parrott 2001 Director View profile
  14. Nicholas Roger Varian 2011 Director View profile
  15. Colin Maclean Bather 1991 Director View profile
  16. James Blair Sherwood 2007 Director View profile
  17. Filip Joseph Marcel Boyen 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  18. Paul Martin White 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  19. James Gavin Struthers 2001-2005 Secretary View profile
  20. Daniel John O'Sullivan 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Travel agency activities
Incorporated
20/03/1981
Registered office
London

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.

Group

  1. Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Limited is controlled by Vsoe Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Vsoe Holdings Limited is controlled by Palladio Overseas Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% shares (firm) · notified 2019-04-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Palladio Overseas Holding Limited.

22 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.

3 directors on the board

10y median 11.3y
average tenure
16.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Hospitality 8Business services 6Transport 5Professional services 4Finance 2Other services 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
01551659
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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