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David Brown Group Limited

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Previous officers 29

  1. Thomas Burley 2013-2018 Director View profile
  2. Douglas Grahame Hawkins 2013-2017 Director View profile
  3. Shauna Margaret Powell 2013-2017 Director View profile
  4. Gerard Marshall 2013-2017 Director View profile
  5. Geoffrey Charlson 2007-2011 Director View profile
  6. Mark Harry Holland 2006-2011 Director View profile
  7. Graham Michael Penning 2004-2013 Director View profile
  8. Roger Bailey 2004-2007 Director View profile
  9. Felicia Howell 2003-2004 Director View profile
  10. Richard P Mccorry 2002-2003 Director View profile
  11. Paul Wayne Ainscough 1999-2004 Director View profile
  12. Christopher Clive Prideaux 1999-2002 Director View profile
  13. Edward Charles Arditte 1998-2002 Director View profile
  14. Frank Joseph Feraco 1998-2000 Director View profile
  15. Robert Alan Geckle 1998-2001 Director View profile
  16. Peter Steen Ordway 1998-1998 Director View profile
  17. Sir Terence Harrison 1996-1996 Director View profile
  18. Ronald Williams 1995-1998 Director View profile
  19. Sidney Taylor 1993-1998 Director View profile
  20. Christopher John Brown 1999 Director View profile
  21. John Crostarosa Mowinckel 1998 Director View profile
  22. Anton Cecil Elsborg 2001 Director View profile
  23. Graham Frederick Butler 1993 Director View profile
  24. Christopher David Cook 1999 Director View profile
  25. Derek John Kingsbury 1996 Director View profile
  26. Pamela Ann Bingham 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  27. Karen Ann Tulley 1999-2025 Secretary View profile
  28. Linda Margaret Ashman 1993-1999 Secretary View profile
  29. David William Kenyon Armitage 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
16/10/1989
Registered office
Wakefield

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. David Brown Group Limited is controlled by David Brown Systems UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. David Brown Systems UK Limited is controlled by Clyde Blowers Capital IM LLP
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Clyde Blowers Capital IM LLP is controlled by James Allan Mccoll OBE
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting (LLP), 75-100% surplus assets (LLP), right to appoint and remove members (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Allan Mccoll OBE.

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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.

3 directors on the board

9.8y median 7.7y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Professional services 8Manufacturing 5Arts and leisure 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

  • 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
02432631
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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