Company
Cotton Traders Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Jonathan Paul Dorsett 2018-2022 View profile
- Anthony Neary 1993 View profile
- Patricia Cotton 2011-2018 View profile
- Mark Steven Howlings 2003-2026 View profile
- William Robert Barnes 1997-2003 View profile
- Philip Frank Devall 1993-1997 View profile
- Francis Edward Cotton 2026 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/04/1987
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Francis Edward Cotton ceased 2018-05-21
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-01 - Steven James Smith ceased 2018-05-21
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Cotton Traders Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2018-05-21 - Cotton Traders Group Finance Limited ceased 2018-05-21
75-100% shares · notified 2018-05-21
Group
- Cotton Traders Limited
is controlled by Francis Edward Cotton
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-01, ceased 2018-05-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Francis Edward Cotton.
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
- Nicholas James Turner Director · appointed 2026
- Phillip Robert Millward Director · appointed 2026
- Nicholas Anthony Hamblin Director · appointed 2022
- Steven James Smith Director
- Kyle Stewart Director · appointed 2026
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Nicholas James Turner Director · appointed 2026
- Phillip Robert Millward Director · appointed 2026
- Nicholas Anthony Hamblin Director · appointed 2022
- Steven James Smith Director
- Kyle Stewart Director · appointed 2026
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02125768
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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