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GPC Manchester Limited

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

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Previous officers 46

  1. Claire Margaret Pape 2016-2018 Director View profile
  2. Richard James Kerr 2016-2020 Director View profile
  3. David Skipwith Pemsel 2015-2018 Director View profile
  4. Philip Stuart Aitken 2015-2019 Director View profile
  5. Woodman, John Nicholas, Pensions Manager 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. Emma Marie Ciechan 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan James Cornaby 2010-2013 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Arthur Miller 2009-2015 Director View profile
  9. Rogel Kent Mowatt 2008-2008 Director View profile
  10. Derek Thomas Gannon 2007-2012 Director View profile
  11. Simon Tucker 2007-2008 Director View profile
  12. Stephen Mclaughlin 2007-2008 Director View profile
  13. Graham Wood 2007-2010 Director View profile
  14. Paul John Naismith 2005-2007 Director View profile
  15. Paul Brady 2005-2008 Director View profile
  16. Murdoch Maclennan 2005-2008 Director View profile
  17. Charles John Allwood 2004-2007 Director View profile
  18. Joseph Laurence Clark 2004-2009 Director View profile
  19. Jacob De Wit 2000-2008 Director View profile
  20. Niamh O'Donnell-Keenan 1999-2005 Director View profile
  21. John David Coombs 1999-2008 Director View profile
  22. David Andrew Farmer 1998-2006 Director View profile
  23. Nicholas Castro 1998-2009 Director View profile
  24. William Joseph Ellerd Styles 1997-2007 Director View profile
  25. Hon Jeremy Wyndham Deedes 1996-2004 Director View profile
  26. Fiona Vivien Morris 1996-2004 Director View profile
  27. Ian Edward Walmsley 1996-2005 Director View profile
  28. Ian Stanley Ashcroft 1995-2005 Director View profile
  29. Stephen Grabiner 1995-1996 Director View profile
  30. Neil Ashley Canetty-Clarke 1995-1998 Director View profile
  31. David John Pugh 1994-1995 Director View profile
  32. Stephen Mark Cooper 1992-2009 Director View profile
  33. Brian Connor 1992-1995 Director View profile
  34. Patrick Joseph Dominic Cooke 1996 Director View profile
  35. Christopher John Haslum 1994 Director View profile
  36. Stanley Porter 1995 Director View profile
  37. Benjamin Frederick Hurren 2000 Director View profile
  38. Anthony John Boore 1996 Director View profile
  39. Anthony Roland Hughes 1999 Director View profile
  40. Michael John Smith 1998 Director View profile
  41. Richard James Kerr 2017-2017 Secretary View profile
  42. Grainne Brankin 2017-2017 Secretary View profile
  43. Philip Mark Tranter 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  44. Jonathon James Cornaby 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  45. Derek Gannon 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  46. Arthur Vincent Townsend 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Dormant Company
Incorporated
04/02/1986
Registered office
London
Previous names
Trafford Park Printers Limited (until 08/08/2009)

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. GPC Manchester Limited is controlled by Guardian Media Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Guardian Media Group PLC is controlled by The Scott Trust Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Scott Trust Limited.

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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.

2 directors on the board

7.4y median 7.4y
average tenure
8.4y
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.

Dormant 10Professional services 3Business services 2Tech and media 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
01985540
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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