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Company Liquidation

Freight Personnel Limited

Freight Personnel Limited is a UK company (number 02894351, status: liquidation), incorporated 1994, with 4 current directors including Paul Andrew Lawrence and Karen Kempson. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Andrew Birchall 2018-2023 Director View profile
  2. Alastair Gunn-Forbes 2008-2022 Director View profile
  3. Jeremy Howard Bohn 1999-2002 Director View profile
  4. Sarah Katrina Julie Bennett 1999-2006 Director View profile
  5. Lawrence Gordon Hazzard 1998-2002 Director View profile
  6. Paul Martin Thomson 1998-2001 Director View profile
  7. Mark Simon Clough 1998-1999 Director View profile
  8. Stephen John Tuggey 1994-1997 Director View profile
  9. Jonathan David Benn 1994-2013 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/02/1994

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.

  • Opera Holdings Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Freight Personnel Limited is controlled by Opera Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Opera Holdings Limited is controlled by John Anthony Plinston
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Anthony Plinston.

14 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.

4 directors on the board

16.1y median 13.7y
average tenure
32.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Business services 6Professional services 6Health and social care 4Tech and media 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

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
02894351
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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