Portia Nominees Limited
Company 01621009 Active
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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.
7 directors on the board
- Christopher James Macartney Director · appointed 2018
- Karen Linda Bright Director · appointed 2021
- Mark Christopher Chick Director · appointed 2011
- David Anthony Little Director · appointed 2018
- Nicholas Francis Potter Director · appointed 2005
- Andrew Douglas Swaine Director · appointed 2005
- Nicholas Hugh Barlow Director · appointed 2021
11.9y median 7.8y
average tenure
21.1y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher James Macartney Director · appointed 2018
- Mark Christopher Chick Director · appointed 2011
- David Anthony Little Director · appointed 2018
- Nicholas Francis Potter Director · appointed 2005
- Andrew Douglas Swaine Director · appointed 2005
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (7)
- Christopher James Macartney Director · appointed 2018
- Karen Linda Bright Director · appointed 2021
- Mark Christopher Chick Director · appointed 2011
- David Anthony Little Director · appointed 2018
- Nicholas Francis Potter Director · appointed 2005
- Andrew Douglas Swaine Director · appointed 2005
- Nicholas Hugh Barlow Director · appointed 2021
Also govern a charity
- Christopher James Macartney The Bishop and Sewell Foundation
- Karen Linda Bright The Bishop and Sewell Foundation
- Mark Christopher Chick The Bishop and Sewell Foundation
- David Anthony Little The Bishop and Sewell Foundation
- Nicholas Francis Potter Bloomsbury Festival
- Nicholas Hugh Barlow The Douglas Prestwich Charitable Trust, The Bishop and Sewell Foundation
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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.
Business services 21Professional services 16Other services 2Arts and leisure 1Education 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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Kingsgate Nominees Limited 7 shared directors
- Bishop & Sewell Trustee Company Limited 7 shared directors
- Bishop & Sewell Directors Limited 7 shared directors
- Bishop & Sewell Secretaries Limited 7 shared directors
- The Bishop & Sewell Foundation 7 shared directors
- Bishop & Sewell LLP 7 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 01621009 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 09/03/1982 |
| Address | 59/60 RUSSELL SQUARE, LONDON, WC1B 4HP |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
70100 - Activities of head offices
Owned by (3) 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.
- Stephen Charles Bishop ceased 2022-01-05
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Michael John Gillman ceased 2022-01-05
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Bishop & Sewell LLP
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-28
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Hydrowatt Systems Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (16)
- Karen Linda Bright Director · appointed 2021
- Nicholas Hugh Barlow Director · appointed 2021
- Christopher James Macartney Director · appointed 2018
- David Anthony Little Director · appointed 2018
- Mark Christopher Chick Director · appointed 2011
- Nicholas Francis Potter Director · appointed 2005
- Andrew Douglas Swaine Director · appointed 2005
Show 9 former officers
- Agathocles Michael Kashis Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2023
- Michael John Gillman Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2019
- Matthew John Coleman Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
- Rashpal Kaur Nagra Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
- Lionel Woodward Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
- Daniel Robert Johnson Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
- Jill Pamela Sewell Secretary · resigned 2006
- Richard John Williams Director · resigned 2010
- Stephen Charles Bishop Director · resigned 2021
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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