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

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Previous officers 90

  1. Richard Alan Wise 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Martin Ernst Fraenkel 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Alejandro Nicolas Aguzin 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Gay Huey Evans CBE 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Dr Herta Von Stiegel 2019-2023 Director View profile
  6. Romnesh Lamba 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Laura May-Lung Cha 2018-2024 Director View profile
  8. Kin Wah Stephen Yiu 2017-2023 Director View profile
  9. Antony John Stuart 2016-2025 Director View profile
  10. Trevor William Spanner 2016-2018 Director View profile
  11. Garry Peter Jones 2013-2017 Director View profile
  12. David Graham 2012-2019 Director View profile
  13. Sir Chung Kong Chow 2012-2018 Director View profile
  14. Charles Xiaojia Li 2012-2020 Director View profile
  15. Elizabeth Noel Harwerth 2012-2018 Director View profile
  16. John Barrie Harrison 2012-2017 Director View profile
  17. Nathaniel Bernard Le Roux 2012-2016 Director View profile
  18. James William Land 2011-2012 Director View profile
  19. Richard George Laing 2011-2012 Director View profile
  20. Gabriela Dagmar Grillo 2011-2012 Director View profile
  21. Sir Brian Geoffrey Bender 2010-2019 Director View profile
  22. Brian James Smith 2009-2011 Director View profile
  23. Michael Bruce Lockwood 2009-2012 Director View profile
  24. Rupert Hugo Wynne Robson 2009-2009 Director View profile
  25. Mary Catherine Claydon 2009-2012 Director View profile
  26. Stephen Branton-Speak 2009-2012 Director View profile
  27. Gavin Hamilton Prentice 2009-2012 Director View profile
  28. John Philip Crofts 2007-2011 Director View profile
  29. Martin Abbott 2006-2013 Director View profile
  30. Michael Frawley 2006-2009 Director View profile
  31. Fabian James Dunbar Somerville Cotton 2006-2012 Director View profile
  32. Charles Gerald Thoroton Stonehill 2005-2009 Director View profile
  33. Michael John Hutchinson 2005-2009 Director View profile
  34. William James Coupland 2005-2012 Director View profile
  35. Hans Gerhard Hoffmann 2004-2011 Director View profile
  36. Jon Harald Nilsen 2004-2008 Director View profile
  37. Michael Overlander 2004-2012 Director View profile
  38. Donald Hood Brydon 2003-2010 Director View profile
  39. Philip Hubert Culliford 2003-2009 Director View profile
  40. John William Poulter 2002-2005 Director View profile
  41. Norbert Brodersen 2002-2004 Director View profile
  42. Clive Thomas Anthony Stocker 2002-2005 Director View profile
  43. John Leonard Browning 2002-2004 Director View profile
  44. Simon John Newton Heale 2001-2006 Director View profile
  45. Thomas Randall Wilson 2001-2001 Director View profile
  46. Michael Frawley 2001-2003 Director View profile
  47. Derek George Over 2000-2004 Director View profile
  48. Malcolm Frederick Tyler 2000-2000 Director View profile
  49. Lawrence Jackson Scott 2000-2000 Director View profile
  50. Mark Andrew Slade 1999-2006 Director View profile
  51. Andrew William Gooch 1998-2005 Director View profile
  52. David Eastham Ratcliffe 1998-2000 Director View profile
  53. Keith Hunton Gaunt 1998-2000 Director View profile
  54. Sir Timothy Patrick Lankester 1997-2002 Director View profile
  55. Lord Peter Lovat Fraser 1997-2007 Director View profile
  56. George John Pizzey 1997-2003 Director View profile
  57. Peter Glenn Sellars 1997-2000 Director View profile
  58. Vivian John Davies 1997-2000 Director View profile
  59. Simon Barry Underhill 1997-2001 Director View profile
  60. Arthur Robert Miele 1997-2007 Director View profile
  61. Richard Arnim Reinert 1997-1999 Director View profile
  62. Laurence Clifford Jones 1995-1996 Director View profile
  63. Bo Gosta Ostgren 1995-2002 Director View profile
  64. Gary David Cohn 1994-1997 Director View profile
  65. Barry Jones 1993-2006 Director View profile
  66. Graham Robert Slater 1993-1998 Director View profile
  67. Keith Sydney Smith 1993-1995 Director View profile
  68. Kenneth Christopher Davies 1993-2000 Director View profile
  69. Marcelo Awad 1991-1994 Director View profile
  70. David Elon King 2001 Director View profile
  71. Lord Raj Kumar Bagri 2002 Director View profile
  72. James Case Richards 1997 Director View profile
  73. Ralph Kestenbaum 1997 Director View profile
  74. Miles Julian Gordon Linington 1998 Director View profile
  75. Phillip Charles Francis Crowson 2000 Director View profile
  76. Colin Ian Charles Mackinnon 1993 Director View profile
  77. John Philip Anthony Wolff 1992 Director View profile
  78. Clement Paul Danin 1992 Director View profile
  79. Paul Harris Shuman 1995 Director View profile
  80. Christopher John Farrow 1999 Director View profile
  81. Didrik Normark 1997 Director View profile
  82. David Jackman 1997 Director View profile
  83. Claire Mcswiggan 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  84. Thomas Edward John Hine 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  85. Kye Pearson 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  86. John Green Odada 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  87. Kye Pearson 2019-2019 Secretary View profile
  88. Marcos Castro 2012-2019 Secretary View profile
  89. Philip Needham 1997-2012 Secretary View profile
  90. Neil Douglas Banks 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/05/1987

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. The London Metal Exchange is controlled by LME Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. LME Holdings Limited is controlled by Hkex Global Commodities Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-09-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hkex Global Commodities Limited.

3 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.

10 directors on the board

6.4y median 3.4y
average tenure
30.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (7)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 5Construction 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02128666
Status
Active
Type
Private Unlimited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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