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Hamleys of London Limited

Non-specialised wholesale trade

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

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Previous officers 34

  1. Sumeet Yadav 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Dilip Kumar Sharma 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Sohail Ahmed Shaikh 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Darshan Rasiklal Mehta 2019-2024 Director View profile
  5. Wu Gang 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. Yong Shen 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Alexander David Jablonowski 2017-2018 Director View profile
  8. Ralph Brander Cunningham 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Jean-Michel Victor Grunberg 2012-2015 Director View profile
  10. Jean Marie Robert Le Francois Des Courtis 2012-2015 Director View profile
  11. Rudolph Hidalgo 2012-2015 Director View profile
  12. Gudjon Karl Reynisson 2008-2017 Director View profile
  13. Paul Anthony Currie 2006-2009 Director View profile
  14. Katherine Anne Osborne 2004-2007 Director View profile
  15. John Dudley Watkinson 2003-2005 Director View profile
  16. Ian Robert Parker 2000-2004 Director View profile
  17. Simon Paul Burke 2000-2003 Director View profile
  18. John Laurence Foster 1998-2000 Director View profile
  19. David Richard Fogel 1998-2001 Director View profile
  20. Christopher John Ash 1997-1999 Director View profile
  21. Geoffrey Peter Cullinan 1996-1996 Director View profile
  22. Howard Paul Dyer 1992-1996 Director View profile
  23. Stephen John Woodbridge 1992-1997 Director View profile
  24. Alexander Donald Machenzie 1992 Director View profile
  25. Duncan Hiller Mackenzie Chadwick 1992 Director View profile
  26. Alan Michael Riddy 1998 Director View profile
  27. Jonathan Philip Feuer 1992 Director View profile
  28. Neil Leroy Bailey 1992 Director View profile
  29. Alasdair Andrew Dunn 2005-2017 Secretary View profile
  30. Nicholas Charles Holt Mather 2004-2008 Secretary View profile
  31. Christopher Victor Burford 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  32. Melanie Bernice Smith 2000-2000 Secretary View profile
  33. Ladan Hall 1998-1998 Secretary View profile
  34. Maria Prendergast 1997-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-specialised wholesale trade
Incorporated
17/08/1988
Registered office
London

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. Hamleys of London Limited is controlled by Reliance Brands Holding UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-08-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Reliance Brands Holding 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.

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.

2 directors on the board

4.5y median 4.5y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Retail and trade 6Finance 3Professional services 3Business services 1Hospitality 1Manufacturing 1Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02287862
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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