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Hanwood Limited

Hanwood Limited is an active UK company (number 01986476), incorporated 1986, with 2 current directors, Nicholas Giles Wharton and Continental Wine & Food Limited. 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 15

  1. Peter John Taylor 2013-2020 Director View profile
  2. John Barry Martin 1997-2013 Director View profile
  3. Wellwood George Charles Maxwell 1997-2013 Director View profile
  4. Anthony Edward Chapman 1997-2013 Director View profile
  5. David Dallas Smith 1993-1996 Director View profile
  6. Anthony John Gearty 1993 Director View profile
  7. Robin Paul Binks 1993 Director View profile
  8. John Alastair Chadwick 2013 Director View profile
  9. Peter John Taylor 2013-2020 Secretary View profile
  10. Karen Jane Haywood 2003-2013 Secretary View profile
  11. Maureen Heneghan 1996-2003 Secretary View profile
  12. Khosrow Tahmasebi 1996-1996 Secretary View profile
  13. James Stewart Mair 1994-1996 Secretary View profile
  14. Patrick Andrew Murphy 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  15. Lynda Joyce Mawson 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/02/1986

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. Hanwood Limited is controlled by Continental Wine & Food Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Continental Wine & Food Limited is controlled by Alessandro Bevilacqua
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alessandro Bevilacqua.

5 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.

1 directors on the board

6y median 6y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
1
corporate seats

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.

Manufacturing 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01986476
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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