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Company · Manchester

Donald Wardle and SON Limited

Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods

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

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Previous officers 25

  1. Thorsten Beer 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Katherine Rebecca Jacob 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Sebastian Hobbs 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Lynette Gillian Krige 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. David Allen Hamilton 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Peter David Batty 2009-2010 Director View profile
  7. Anthony John Smith 2009-2017 Director View profile
  8. John Branson Nuttall 2007-2019 Director View profile
  9. Gordon Hillocks Farquhar 2007-2009 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan David Brocklehurst 2007-2009 Director View profile
  11. Lindsey Fairbrother 2006-2007 Director View profile
  12. Derryck Bond 2004-2006 Director View profile
  13. Philip Anthony Kew 2002-2002 Director View profile
  14. Christopher Howard Gould Thompson 2002-2004 Director View profile
  15. Martin Dudley Beaumont 2002-2002 Director View profile
  16. Stephen David Smith 2002-2003 Director View profile
  17. Philip Robert Jones 2002-2008 Director View profile
  18. Keith Edward Bridgett 1997-2003 Director View profile
  19. Beatrice Jean Wardle 1994-2002 Director View profile
  20. Andrew Ralph Wardle 1994-2003 Director View profile
  21. Donald Wardle 1994-2002 Director View profile
  22. Caroline Hilton 2014-2018 Secretary View profile
  23. Caroline Jane Sellers 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  24. Katherine Elizabeth Eldridge 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  25. Andrea Elizabeth Harvey 1994-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods
Incorporated
31/03/1994
Registered office
Manchester

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. Donald Wardle and SON Limited is controlled by Bestway Pharmacy NDC Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Bestway Pharmacy NDC Limited is controlled by Bestway Panacea Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Bestway Panacea Holdings Limited is controlled by Bestway Healthcare Finco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (trust) · notified 2023-01-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Bestway Healthcare Finco Limited is controlled by Bestway Healthcare Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Bestway Healthcare Holdings Limited.

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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

1.4y median 1.4y
average tenure
1.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 33Retail and trade 26Dormant 15Finance 2Tech and media 2

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
02914910
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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