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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Christine Desimpel 2006-2010 View profile
- Patrick Willy Marie Jeanne Janssens 2004-2006 View profile
- Rolando Angewlo Francois Rys 2004-2018 View profile
- Klaus Adolf Marcuse 1995-2001 View profile
- Una Clare Ward 1994 View profile
- Jochen Hauck 1994 View profile
- Karleheinz Helmut Kugler 1992 View profile
- Raymond Garth Ward 1994 View profile
- Stuart John Ryle 1994-2004 View profile
- Diane Joan Lee 1992-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 28/04/1986
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.
- Xavier Desimpel
significant influence · notified 2021-07-29 - Phillip Denham Lee ceased 2025-11-20
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Gluecom UK Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-02-07
Group
- ACE Adhesives Limited
is controlled by Xavier Desimpel
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2021-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Xavier Desimpel.
2 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
- Xavier Desimpel Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Xavier Desimpel Director · appointed 2010
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.
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
- 02014624
- 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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