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Sonoco Products Company UK

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Angela Clayton 2004-2019 Director View profile
  2. Alan Richard Cooper 2004-2014 Director View profile
  3. Kostantinos Jim Kiriakopoulos 2002-2013 Director View profile
  4. Simon Joshua 2002-2004 Director View profile
  5. F Trent Hill 1999-2002 Director View profile
  6. Kevin Mahoney 1999-2011 Director View profile
  7. Charles John Hupfer 1995-2011 Director View profile
  8. Graham Powell 1993-1995 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Frank Dunn 1993-1993 Nominee-director View profile
  10. Muhammad Sadiq Patel 2020-2025 Secretary View profile
  11. Helen Elizabeth Rees-Owst 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  12. David Allan Collins 2001-2017 Secretary View profile
  13. Clayton Beck 1998-2023 Secretary View profile
  14. Reuben Lemmond Harris 1998-2002 Secretary View profile
  15. David Crowley 1994-1998 Secretary View profile
  16. Derek Illingworth 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  17. Jeremy Peter Orrell 1993-1993 Nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/11/1993

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Stacy Ann Williams
    significant influence · notified 2019-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Helen Elizabeth Rees-Owst ceased 2025-03-18
    significant influence · notified 2017-03-31
  • Clayton Beck ceased 2023-06-30
    significant influence · notified 2017-03-31
  • Angela Clayton ceased 2019-03-31
    significant influence · notified 2017-03-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - 19 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 19 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Sonoco Products Company UK is controlled by Adam Wood
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Adam Wood.

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

14.5y median 12.3y
average tenure
24y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Dormant 13Manufacturing 9Professional 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
02869082
Status
Active
Type
Private Unlimited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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