Company
NEW Balance Athletic Shoes (U.K.) Limited
NEW Balance Athletic Shoes (U.K.) Limited is an active UK company (number 01616165), incorporated 1982, with 4 current directors including Kevin Michael Doyle and Joseph Eugene Preston. 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 13
- John Withee 2015-2019 View profile
- Francis Allen 2015-2018 View profile
- Robert Demartini 2015-2018 View profile
- Alan Roy Hed 2009-2016 View profile
- Jonathan Ram 2007-2015 View profile
- Alistair Donald Cameron 2003-2007 View profile
- Lawrence Russell Lucas 1998-2000 View profile
- John Larsen 1997-2015 View profile
- James Edward Tompkins 1994-2009 View profile
- David Robinson 1993 View profile
- Lars Olof Samuelson 1994 View profile
- Peter Gorty 1994-1999 View profile
- Stephen Howard Jones 1994 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/02/1982
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.
- James Spiro Davis
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- NEW Balance Athletic Shoes (U.K.) Limited
is controlled by James Spiro Davis
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Spiro Davis.
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
- Joseph Eugene Preston Director · appointed 2018
- Graham Dicken Director · appointed 2018
- Kevin Michael Doyle Director · appointed 2019
- James Spiro Davis Director
Directors past 6 years
- Joseph Eugene Preston Director · appointed 2018
- Graham Dicken Director · appointed 2018
- Kevin Michael Doyle Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Joseph Eugene Preston Director · appointed 2018
- Graham Dicken Director · appointed 2018
- Kevin Michael Doyle Director · appointed 2019
- James Spiro Davis Director
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01616165
- 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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