Company
Brownsword Group Holdings Limited
Brownsword Group Holdings Limited is an active UK company (number 02453860), incorporated 1989, with 1 current director, Hannah Elizabeth Haupt. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 21
- Graeme Lewis Karavis 2023-2026 View profile
- Thomas David Rolt 2022-2023 View profile
- Matthew James Critchlow 2021-2022 View profile
- John Malcolm Franey 2019-2026 View profile
- Amanda Louise Del Prete 2018-2021 View profile
- Ricky Roop Singh 2017-2019 View profile
- Timothy Mark Busby 2012-2017 View profile
- Steven Paul Wright 2011-2019 View profile
- Anne Shiels 2011-2015 View profile
- Martha Maxine Richey 2006-2011 View profile
- Brian Patrick Clemons 2005-2006 View profile
- Ian Iveson Stuart 2005-2011 View profile
- Keith Neville Brown 1999-2006 View profile
- Homer Kay 1997-1999 View profile
- George Edwin Goodall 1996 View profile
- Andrew Douglas Brownsword 1997 View profile
- Jayne Margaret Dale Rawlins 1994 View profile
- Christina June Brownsword 1997 View profile
- Homera Najib 2017-2018 View profile
- Patricia Mary Gardiner 1997-2017 View profile
- Michael John Earp 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/12/1989
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.
- Hallmark Cards (Holdings) Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Brownsword Group Holdings Limited
is controlled by Hallmark Cards (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Hallmark Cards (Holdings) 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.
1 directors on the board
- Hannah Elizabeth Haupt Director · appointed 2022
Left in the last 12 months
- John Malcolm Franey Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
- Graeme Lewis Karavis Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
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
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02453860
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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