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Silchester Partners Limited

Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Christopher Brann Cowie 2003-2017 Director View profile
  2. Yasushi Kawasaki 2001-2002 Director View profile
  3. Hiroshi Sekiguchi 2000-2002 Director View profile
  4. Tatsuo Kasama 1999-2001 Director View profile
  5. Keizo Asada 1998-2000 Director View profile
  6. Hidenori Shimizu 1996-1998 Director View profile
  7. Hiroshi Mizutani 1995-1996 Director View profile
  8. Michael John Julian Cowan 1995-2023 Director View profile
  9. Osamu Yamanaka 1995-1999 Director View profile
  10. Maria Palmer 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  11. Andrew John Sibbald Summers 1995-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Incorporated
12/12/1994
Registered office
London
Previous names
Silchester International Investors Limited (until 01/11/2010)

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. Silchester Partners Limited is controlled by Stephen Charles Butt
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen Charles Butt.

3 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

16.5y median 15.3y
average tenure
31.5y
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.

Finance 6Property 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
03000514
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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