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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 30

  1. Charlotte Lauren Booth 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jill Anne Young 2021-2026 Director View profile
  3. Richard Kendrick Gilkes 2014-2024 Director View profile
  4. Thomas Bowtell 2014-2014 Director View profile
  5. Keith Simpson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  6. Keith Dobell 2010-2016 Director View profile
  7. Keith Edward Simpson 2009-2012 Director View profile
  8. Kevin Damian Rafferty 2007-2021 Director View profile
  9. Leonard Raymond Jennings 2006-2014 Director View profile
  10. Roy Bankes Chapple 2004-2008 Director View profile
  11. Peter William Munn 2003-2008 Director View profile
  12. John Stanley Jones 2002-2010 Director View profile
  13. Roy Rowley Wilkinson 2002-2010 Director View profile
  14. John Thomas Calderbank 2002-2008 Director View profile
  15. Professor John William Davison 2001-2003 Director View profile
  16. David Leighton Foulger 1999-2007 Director View profile
  17. James Hemmings 1999-2012 Director View profile
  18. Kevin John O`Hara 1998-2001 Director View profile
  19. Roland Lewis Staples 1997-1999 Director View profile
  20. Simon Gayner Lawrence 1995-1997 Director View profile
  21. Brian Lindsay Widdop 1993-1996 Director View profile
  22. Peter Roy Stanton 1993-1999 Director View profile
  23. Raymond Henry Edward Munn 1993-1999 Director View profile
  24. Norman Henry Seymour 1993-2004 Director View profile
  25. Frederick Johnson Morpeth 1993-2006 Director View profile
  26. Leslie John Brooke 1993-2003 Director View profile
  27. Clifford Brian Cooper 1992-1993 Director View profile
  28. Leonard Jennings 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  29. Christopher Pacey-Day 1993-2012 Secretary View profile
  30. Paul Smith 1992-1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/09/1992

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. Surfex Limited is controlled by OIL and Colour Chemists Association
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by OIL and Colour Chemists Association.

1 other company 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.

Financials

Cash
£8,866
Employees
0.13
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

12 directors on the board

7.5y median 5.8y
average tenure
18.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Other services 7Business services 1Professional 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02745686
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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