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Sumika Polymer Compounds (UK) LTD

Sumika Polymer Compounds (UK) LTD is an active UK company (number 02594313), incorporated 1991, with 3 current directors including Marie Anne Rowland and Pascal Grippon. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 52

  1. Kazuo Semba 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Yoshizumi Sasaki 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Kenji Manabe 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Hironori Sakai 2016-2020 Director View profile
  5. Yoshio Kawai 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Manfred Schmidt 2014-2020 Director View profile
  7. Hiroyuki Hamada 2012-2016 Director View profile
  8. Franck Denis Girard 2007-2012 Director View profile
  9. Tomohisa Ohno 2007-2014 Director View profile
  10. Hideaki Nishio 2007-2014 Director View profile
  11. Yasuyuki Suzuki 2006-2007 Director View profile
  12. Hiroyuki Takamizawa 2006-2007 Director View profile
  13. Fumihide Inada 2005-2006 Director View profile
  14. Shozo Horino 2004-2007 Director View profile
  15. Yoshimasa Yahashi 2004-2007 Director View profile
  16. John William Gilder 2003-2011 Director View profile
  17. Yasuyuki Ishida 2003-2007 Director View profile
  18. Masakazu Aoki 2002-2004 Director View profile
  19. Masami Kawasaki 2002-2005 Director View profile
  20. Paul Victor Claydon 2002-2022 Director View profile
  21. Takashi Yoshida 2001-2007 Director View profile
  22. Katsuyuki Sumida 2000-2002 Director View profile
  23. Kyota Kishimoto 2000-2003 Director View profile
  24. Yuzo Nishiguchi 2000-2004 Director View profile
  25. Hiroshi Tomiyama 2000-2006 Director View profile
  26. Tomohiro Yamamoto 1999-2000 Director View profile
  27. Jun Inoue 1999-2000 Director View profile
  28. Yosio Uryu 1998-1999 Director View profile
  29. Ikuo Kiyota 1997-2000 Director View profile
  30. Hidetomo Imajo 1997-2000 Director View profile
  31. Yoichi Inada 1997-1999 Director View profile
  32. Yoshikazu Nagasawa 1996-2002 Director View profile
  33. Toshio Fukuda 1996-1998 Director View profile
  34. Martin Corbet Hughes 1996-2003 Director View profile
  35. Enis Gaaloul 1995-2010 Director View profile
  36. Taizo Okuno 1993-1996 Director View profile
  37. Tetsuo Nomura 1993-1996 Director View profile
  38. Osamu Minoo 1992-1993 Director View profile
  39. John Idwal Davies 1992-2012 Director View profile
  40. David Alexander Mcclelland 1991-1994 Director View profile
  41. Enji Moriguchi 1991-1991 Director View profile
  42. Edgar Manfred Herwig 1991-2004 Director View profile
  43. Shinichiro Nomoto 1991-1997 Director View profile
  44. David Henry Tate 1991-1991 Director View profile
  45. Martin Edgar Richards 1991-1991 Director View profile
  46. Takahisa Naito 1994 Director View profile
  47. Takashi Kawamura 1993 Director View profile
  48. Stavroula Papageorgaki 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  49. Kaoru Yamasaki 2007-2012 Secretary View profile
  50. Tomohisa Aoyagi 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  51. John David Archard 1991-2000 Secretary View profile
  52. Hiroto Owatari 1991-1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/03/1991

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. Sumika Polymer Compounds (UK) LTD is controlled by Sumika Polymer Compounds (Europe) LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sumika Polymer Compounds (Europe) LTD.

2 other companies in this group

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

10.7y median 12.5y
average tenure
15.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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 3

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
02594313
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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