Company · Milton Keynes
The Packaging Federation
Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Martin Howard KershDirector · since 2026
- Aidan Guy RuddockDirector · since 2021
- Anne Louise SuttonDirector · since 2015
- Alexander ManistyDirector · since 2015
- Andrew BarnetsonDirector · since 2014
- Nicholas Joseph MullenDirector · since 2011
- Ronald John Edward MarshDirector · since 1996
- Richard James SearleSecretary · since 2007
Previous officers 24
- Christopher Malcolm Harrison 2008-2016 View profile
- Jonathan Brian Marx 2006-2012 View profile
- David Currie 2006-2010 View profile
- Evelyn Stewart Tweedlie 2001-2013 View profile
- Robin William Mcgill 1999-2000 View profile
- Malcolm John Griffin 1998-1999 View profile
- John Bachey 1997-1998 View profile
- Eric Edward Young 1997-1999 View profile
- Derek Kenneth Macalpine 1997-1999 View profile
- Ian Hugh Alexander Gunn 1997-1999 View profile
- Keith Gilchrist 1997-2006 View profile
- David Eggleston 1997-2006 View profile
- Alistair George St Clair Napier 1996-1996 View profile
- Edward Lawrence Smith 1996-1997 View profile
- James Jensen 1996-2000 View profile
- Alan Brodie Reeve 1996-1997 View profile
- John David Nolan 1996-1997 View profile
- Robert Stanley Coakley 1996-1997 View profile
- Malcolm Valentine Strickland Macintyre 1996-2000 View profile
- John Andrew Monks 1996-2021 View profile
- Brian William Curtis 1996-2021 View profile
- Christopher Luke Scholey 1996-2005 View profile
- Ian Stephen Dent 2000-2006 View profile
- Valentine James Buffey 1996-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of business and employers membership organizations
- Incorporated
- 06/12/1995
- Registered office
- Milton Keynes
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.
- Richard James Searle
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Packaging Federation
is controlled by Richard James Searle
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard James Searle.
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.
7 directors on the board
- Anne Louise Sutton Director · appointed 2015
- Alexander Manisty Director · appointed 2015
- Martin Howard Kersh Director · appointed 2026
- Aidan Guy Ruddock Director · appointed 2021
- Nicholas Joseph Mullen Director · appointed 2011
- Ronald John Edward Marsh Director · appointed 1996
- Andrew Barnetson Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Anne Louise Sutton Director · appointed 2015
- Alexander Manisty Director · appointed 2015
- Nicholas Joseph Mullen Director · appointed 2011
- Ronald John Edward Marsh Director · appointed 1996
- Andrew Barnetson Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Alexander Manisty Director · appointed 2015
- Aidan Guy Ruddock Director · appointed 2021
- Ronald John Edward Marsh Director · appointed 1996
- Andrew Barnetson Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (3)
- Anne Louise Sutton Director · appointed 2015
- Martin Howard Kersh Director · appointed 2026
- Nicholas Joseph Mullen Director · appointed 2011
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03134848
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- 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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