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Dyson Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 34

  1. Simon Forrester 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Oliver Thomas Andrew Downes 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Martin William Bowen 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Richard John Bevan 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Ruth Jane Hopkins 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. James Alexander Mullen 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. James Rowan 2017-2019 Director View profile
  8. JøRn Peter Jensen 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Martin William Bowen 2017-2019 Director View profile
  10. Maximilian Walter Conze 2012-2017 Director View profile
  11. John Francis Shipsey 2006-2017 Director View profile
  12. Thomas Ronald Harris 2002-2005 Director View profile
  13. Peter Roby Richardson 2002-2006 Director View profile
  14. Robert John Ayling 2001-2006 Director View profile
  15. Allan Leslie Leighton 2000-2004 Director View profile
  16. David James Michael Dally 2000-2002 Director View profile
  17. Simeon Charles Jupp 1999-2004 Director View profile
  18. Simon Mark Bickerstaffe 1999-2000 Director View profile
  19. Kate Peters 1999-2001 Director View profile
  20. Adrian John Fortescue Garnett 1998-2000 Director View profile
  21. Gary Meyer Rinck 1998-1999 Director View profile
  22. Martin Mccourt 1997-2012 Director View profile
  23. Neil Simeon Edwards 1997-2001 Director View profile
  24. Nicholas Keith Pearch 1996-1999 Director View profile
  25. Neil Green 1995-1997 Director View profile
  26. Derek Headon 1995-1997 Director View profile
  27. Sir Richard Francis Needham 1995-2006 Director View profile
  28. Amanda Louise Bennett 1994-1996 Director View profile
  29. Tracy Susan Ebdon-Poole 1994-1996 Director View profile
  30. Sir James Dyson 1991-2010 Director View profile
  31. Nicholas Hughes Cranfield 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  32. Martin William Bowen 2013-2019 Secretary View profile
  33. Alan Stewart Briggs 1996-2013 Secretary View profile
  34. Jacqueline Alison Knaggs 1991-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/07/1991

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. Dyson Limited is controlled by Dyson UK Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Dyson UK Holdings Limited is controlled by Dyson UK Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Dyson UK Group Limited is controlled by James Dyson
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Dyson.

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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

0.9y median 0.9y
average tenure
1.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Manufacturing 7Business services 1Other services 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
02627406
Status
Active
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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