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Wincanton Holdings Limited

Activities of distribution holding companies

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

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Previous officers 35

  1. Anthony Paul Hunt 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Thomas Edward Hinton 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. James Ian Clarke 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. James Peter Daniel Wroath 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Paul John Fenton 2016-2020 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Martin Taylor 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Christopher Kingshott 2013-2016 Director View profile
  8. Ian Frederick Wilson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  9. Julie Dawn Welch 2013-2016 Director View profile
  10. Liam James Mcelroy 2013-2018 Director View profile
  11. Simon Deane 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Adrian Maxwell Colman 2013-2019 Director View profile
  13. Jonathan Kempster 2010-2012 Director View profile
  14. Eric Martin Born 2010-2015 Director View profile
  15. Nigel Sullivan 2004-2010 Director View profile
  16. Paul Bateman 2002-2005 Director View profile
  17. Graeme Mcfaull 2001-2010 Director View profile
  18. Alan John Robert Kite 2001-2003 Director View profile
  19. Michael John Higgins 2001-2002 Director View profile
  20. Ernest Albert Zeida 2001-2003 Director View profile
  21. Gerard Dominic Connell 2001-2010 Director View profile
  22. Peter Huguiner Brown 2001-2006 Director View profile
  23. John Graham Worby 2001 Director View profile
  24. Charles Anthony Lawrence 2002 Director View profile
  25. Gordon Caleb Summerfield 1999 Director View profile
  26. Sir Ross Buckland 2001 Director View profile
  27. Louise Rabjohns 2025-2026 Secretary View profile
  28. Lyn Carol Colloff 2019-2025 Secretary View profile
  29. Rajiv Sharma 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  30. David John Forbes 2017-2017 Secretary View profile
  31. Alison Jane Dowling 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  32. Stephen Philip Williams 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  33. Charles Francis Phillips 2001-2010 Secretary View profile
  34. James Frederick Burkitt 1993-2001 Secretary View profile
  35. Percival Norman Heriz-Jones 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of distribution holding companies
Incorporated
20/08/1987
Registered office
Chippenham

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. Wincanton Holdings Limited is controlled by Wincanton UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Wincanton UK 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.

Grants received

2 grants · £199,386 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £183,136
  • Department for Education · £16,250

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £183,1362021-04-01
  • Department for Education £16,2502020-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

0.7y median 0.8y
average tenure
1.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 39Professional services 22Transport 16Tech and media 14Business services 12Finance 10Manufacturing 3Retail and trade 2

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
02155951
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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