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The 48 Group of British Traders With China

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 9

  1. Andrew James Seaton 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Lise Maria Bertelsen 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Matthew James Rous 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Christopher Phillips 2007-2017 Director View profile
  5. Cheryl Wye Meng Low 2007-2015 Secretary View profile
  6. Claire Urry 2004-2026 Secretary View profile
  7. Peter Nightingale 1999-2007 Secretary View profile
  8. Madeleine Frances Sturrock 1995-2004 Secretary View profile
  9. John Charles Beyer 1995-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/04/1995

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Robert John Tedder Ismay
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-11
  • Peter William Burnett
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2025-01-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Stephen Christopher Phillips ceased 2017-05-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Claire Urry ceased 2026-03-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Lise Maria Bertelsen ceased 2025-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2019-05-08
  • Matthew James Rous ceased 2021-06-25
    significant influence · notified 2019-05-08
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The 48 Group of British Traders With China is controlled by Robert John Tedder Ismay
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-05-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robert John Tedder Ismay.

1 other company 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.

Financials

Net assets
£0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

6.7y median 6.7y
average tenure
11.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Dormant 3Other services 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
03052625
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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