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The Garden Trading Company Limited

The Garden Trading Company Limited is a UK company (number 02854160, status: liquidation), incorporated 1993, with 2 current directors, Jonathon Iain Carlton Brown and Laurie-Jane Houghton. 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 15

  1. Caroline Jane York 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Marcus Simon Dench 2021-2021 Director View profile
  3. Nicholas David George Jones 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Ben Edward Tuppen 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Andrew James Mcparland 2016-2021 Director View profile
  6. Jeremy Aitchison 2016-2021 Director View profile
  7. Brian Knight 2013-2019 Director View profile
  8. Jonathan Michael Brown 2002-2021 Director View profile
  9. Jonathan James Holloway 1994-2021 Director View profile
  10. Emma Hermann 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  11. Jonathan William Dargie 2021-2021 Secretary View profile
  12. John Duncan Price 2013-2021 Secretary View profile
  13. Beverley Elizabeth Tyrell 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  14. Karen Denise Holloway 1999-2002 Secretary View profile
  15. Michael William Mclintock 1994-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/09/1993

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.

  • Joules Group PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-02-09

Group

  1. The Garden Trading Company Limited is controlled by Joules Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-02-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Joules Group PLC is controlled by Tom Joule
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-05-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Tom Joule.

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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

4.4y median 4.4y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Retail and trade 2Professional 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
02854160
Status
Liquidation
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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