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Company · Altrincham

Cotton Traders Holdings Limited

Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

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

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Previous officers 13

  1. Jon Paul Dorsett 2018-2022 Director View profile
  2. Caroline Rhoda Allerton 2006-2025 Director View profile
  3. Paul Hawkins 2006-2025 Director View profile
  4. Mark Steven Howlings 2003-2026 Director View profile
  5. Wendy Sheila Taylor 1999-2006 Director View profile
  6. William Robert Barnes 1997-2003 Director View profile
  7. Sir David Charles Jones 1996-2013 Director View profile
  8. David Wilson Keens 1996-2014 Director View profile
  9. John Keith Wallis 1996-1998 Director View profile
  10. Francis Edward Cotton 1994-2026 Director View profile
  11. Pinsent Masons Director Limited 1994-1994 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  12. Susan Smith 2011-2018 Secretary View profile
  13. Philip Frank Devall 1994-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores; Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
Incorporated
09/06/1994
Registered office
Altrincham

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Cotton Traders Holdings Limited is controlled by Steven James Smith
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-01, ceased 2018-05-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Steven James Smith.

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.

9 directors on the board

11.2y median 3.9y
average tenure
32.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (6)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 61Manufacturing 20Professional services 15Retail and trade 10Business services 6Construction 6Dormant 4Property 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
02937374
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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