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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Steven John Back 2013-2014 View profile
- William Scott Cooper 2000-2006 View profile
- Ian Pearce 1997-2000 View profile
- Stephen David Rigby 1996-1999 View profile
- Terry Osborn Maywood 1995-1996 View profile
- Malcolm Stanley Cooke 1995-2022 View profile
- RB Directors TWO Limited 1995-1995 View profile
- RB Directors ONE Limited 1995-1995 View profile
- Ann Elizabeth Mantz 2004-2018 View profile
- Steven Barry David Ring 1995-2000 View profile
- Richard Edward Towner 1995-2018 View profile
- RB Secretariat Limited 1995-1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/01/1995
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.
- Ryman Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Ryman Limited
is controlled by Ryman Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Ryman Group Limited
is controlled by Sevenfathers Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Sevenfathers Limited
is controlled by Theodoros Paphitis
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Theodoros Paphitis.
46 other companies in this group
- Eightfathers Limited
- Small Business Sunday Limited
- RED Giraffe Properties Limited
- Inside Track Consultancy Limited
- Partners Properties (UK) LTD
- Ryman Group Limited
- Theo Paphitis Retail Group Limited
- DNA Lingerie Limited
- Sevenfathers Limited
- Boux Limited
- Riverdance Holding Limited
- Threefathers Limited
- NAG Communications Limited
- Cleeve Court Trust Company Limited
- TP Retail Group Limited
- London Graphic Centre Limited
- Prizedeal Limited
- Theo Paphitis Small Business Sunday Limited
- Boux AVE. Limited
- Theo Paphitis Funding Limited
- Tprg Limited
- Ninefathers Limited
- Robert Dyas Holdings Limited
- 06393513
- Sixfathers Limited
- Sundaymorning Limited
- Robert Dyas Property Limited
- Onefather Limited
- Fourfathers Limited
- Small Business Sunday #SBS Limited
- Bimoi Limited
- Fivefathers Holdings Limited
- Gladys Emmanuel Limited
- Robert Dyas LTD
- Boux Avenue International Limited
- Twofathers Limited
- Stationery BOX (Retail) Limited
- Fivefathers Limited
- Stationery BOX Limited
- Cleeve Court Holdings Limited
- Partners the Stationers Limited
- Radleigh House Limited
- Theo Paphitis Limited
- Boux Avenue Limited
- Boux AV. Limited
- Riverdance Acquisition Limited
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.
5 directors on the board
- Simon John Lakin Director · appointed 2008
- Ian Michael Childs Director · appointed 1995
- Kypros Kyprianou Director · appointed 2004
- Kirsten Lawton Director · appointed 2022
- Theodoros Paphitis Director · appointed 1995
Directors past 6 years
- Simon John Lakin Director · appointed 2008
- Ian Michael Childs Director · appointed 1995
- Kypros Kyprianou Director · appointed 2004
- Theodoros Paphitis Director · appointed 1995
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Simon John Lakin Director · appointed 2008
- Ian Michael Childs Director · appointed 1995
- Kypros Kyprianou Director · appointed 2004
- Kirsten Lawton Director · appointed 2022
- Theodoros Paphitis Director · appointed 1995
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 03007166
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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