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Company · Theale, Berkshire

Direct Wines International Limited

Activities of head offices

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. David Bruce Gates 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. James William Hartland Weir 2015-2024 Director View profile
  3. David Andrew Thatcher 2015-2020 Director View profile
  4. Edmund Joseph Coombs 2014-2015 Director View profile
  5. Anthony Hugh Gordon Laithwaite 2010-2015 Director View profile
  6. Christopher Andrew Humphreys 2010-2014 Director View profile
  7. Oliver Charles Garland 2007-2008 Director View profile
  8. Simon Nicholas Mcmurtrie 2007-2015 Director View profile
  9. Barbara Anne Laithwaite 2005-2019 Director View profile
  10. Brian Gregory Hodder 1994-2005 Director View profile
  11. Frederick Anthony Stratford 2007-2010 Secretary View profile
  12. David Hamilton 1994-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
04/11/1994
Registered office
Theale, Berkshire

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. Direct Wines International Limited is controlled by Direct Wines Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Direct Wines Holdings Limited is controlled by BTL Family Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. BTL Family Company Limited is controlled by Barbara Anne Laithwaite
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-08-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Barbara Anne Laithwaite.

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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.

4 directors on the board

5.9y median 4.9y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

1
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 6Professional services 5Dormant 4Finance 3Agriculture 1Health and social care 1Hospitality 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
02987166
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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