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Portland Oystermen Limited

Portland Oystermen Limited is an active UK company (number 01713311), incorporated 1983, with 2 current directors, Neil Loden and Jessica Anna Lawson. 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 21

  1. Hugh John Wiltshire 1996-2017 Director View profile
  2. Nigel Ward 1992 Director View profile
  3. Robert White 1992 Director View profile
  4. Mark Lynham 1994 Director View profile
  5. Paul Lynham 1994 Director View profile
  6. Henry Clark 1994 Director View profile
  7. John Charles 1994 Director View profile
  8. Albert Leonard Lewis 1994 Director View profile
  9. Mervyn E Burden 1992 Director View profile
  10. Norman Edwin Miller 1994 Director View profile
  11. Christopher James Lane 1996 Director View profile
  12. Nigel Sheeran 1994 Director View profile
  13. David Miller 1994 Director View profile
  14. Derek Ronald Galpin 1994 Director View profile
  15. Kenneth Lynham 1994 Director View profile
  16. Reginald Studley 1996 Director View profile
  17. Richard Carlyle 1994 Director View profile
  18. Brian Charles 1994 Director View profile
  19. Joseph Miller 1994 Director View profile
  20. Tessa Mary Wiltshire 1996-2016 Secretary View profile
  21. Leicester, Margaret Ann, Cllr 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/04/1983

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. Portland Oystermen Limited is controlled by Portland Oystermen S.O. Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-10-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Portland Oystermen S.O. Limited is controlled by Hugh Wiltshire
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-10-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hugh Wiltshire.

1 other company 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.

Financials

Net assets
£520
Cash
£410
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

2 directors on the board

9y median 9y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Agriculture 4Other services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01713311
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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