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HOP Back Brewery Public Limited Company

HOP Back Brewery Public Limited Company is an active UK company (number 02658155), incorporated 1991, with 4 current directors including Jamie Fergusson and Ian Norman Jeffs. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 12

  1. James Paul Sullivan 2017-2018 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Roger Holmes 2013-2014 Director View profile
  3. David Anthony Ian Law 2009-2010 Director View profile
  4. Simon James Jackson 2008-2019 Director View profile
  5. Robert Thornber Howells 2006-2008 Director View profile
  6. Trevor Charles Goulding 2006-2009 Director View profile
  7. Thomas Austen Mcroberts 2002-2005 Director View profile
  8. Richard Charles Harvey 1998-2005 Director View profile
  9. Richard John Lyall 1996-1998 Director View profile
  10. Peter Murray Thomson 1993-2006 Secretary View profile
  11. James Carew 1993-2004 Secretary View profile
  12. Julie Anne Gilbert 1991-1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/10/1991

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.

  • John Michael Gilbert
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. HOP Back Brewery Public Limited Company is controlled by John Michael Gilbert
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Michael Gilbert.

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.

4 directors on the board

16y median 12.5y
average tenure
34.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02658155
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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