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N.I.S. Holdings Limited

N.I.S. Holdings Limited is an active UK company (number 01683789), incorporated 1982, with 5 current directors including Shea Daniel Chen and James Stephen Porter. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. John Morris 2014-2020 Director View profile
  2. Howard Entwistle 2006-2024 Director View profile
  3. Richard Penrose 2006-2017 Director View profile
  4. Randy Chen 2005-2018 Director View profile
  5. Kenneth William Branton 1999-2006 Director View profile
  6. William Peter Ratcliffe 1996-1997 Director View profile
  7. Thomas Patrick Jackson 1995-1997 Director View profile
  8. Wen Yun Jenny Lu 1995-2005 Director View profile
  9. Walter John Groman 1994-1999 Director View profile
  10. David Mccabe 1992-1996 Director View profile
  11. Chao Hon Chen 2017 Director View profile
  12. Clifford James Afflick 1993 Director View profile
  13. Alan Brown 1993 Director View profile
  14. Joseph Smith 1992 Director View profile
  15. Martin Liam Ferguson 1999 Director View profile
  16. Philip John Robson 2007 Director View profile
  17. John Edmondson 1994 Director View profile
  18. Christopher William Nicholson 1999-2015 Secretary View profile
  19. Philip Nicholas Lanigan 1995-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/12/1982

Ownership

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.

  • Chih Yuan Chen
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-05-10
  • Randy Chen
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-05-10
  • Shea Daniel Chen ceased 2025-11-16
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-05-10

Group

  1. N.I.S. Holdings Limited is controlled by Chih Yuan Chen
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-05-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Chih Yuan Chen.

4 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.

5 directors on the board

8.4y median 8.3y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Construction 3Manufacturing 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01683789
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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