Company · Chilwell
SDL Surveying Limited
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Victoria May Wallis 2024-2024 View profile
- Heath Lee Walker 2023-2025 View profile
- Adam Christopher Baker 2023-2025 View profile
- Paul Robert Gratton 1996-2020 View profile
- Lynn Janis Gratton 1992-2007 View profile
- Christopher Charles Hickling 2015 View profile
- Julia Ann Hickling 2007 View profile
- Sarah Kate Tuck 2022-2024 View profile
- Karen Waldron 2022-2022 View profile
- Sarah Kate Tuck 2018-2022 View profile
- Catherine Sara Staley 2000-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 08/08/1989
- Registered office
- Chilwell
- Previous names
- Direct Valuations Limited (until 29/03/2018)
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.
- Sdls Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-06-26
Group
- SDL Surveying Limited
is controlled by Sdls Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-06-26 · source: Companies House PSC register - Sdls Holdings Limited
is controlled by Paul Robert Gratton
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-10, ceased 2025-06-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Paul Robert Gratton.
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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.
5 directors on the board
- Simon Paul Jackson Director · appointed 2015
- Carl John Webber Director · appointed 2020
- Giles Philip Smith Director · appointed 2023
- Ian James Fergusson Director · appointed 2007
- George Pattullo Brewster Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Simon Paul Jackson Director · appointed 2015
- Ian James Fergusson Director · appointed 2007
- George Pattullo Brewster Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Carl John Webber Director · appointed 2020
- Giles Philip Smith Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Simon Paul Jackson Director · appointed 2015
- Ian James Fergusson Director · appointed 2007
- George Pattullo Brewster Director · appointed 2018
Left in the last 12 months
- Adam Christopher Baker Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02411812
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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