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The Unite Group PLC

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 23

  1. Thomas Oliver Jackson 2019-2026 Director View profile
  2. Richard John Akers 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. Patrick Joseph Anthony Dempsey 2016-2016 Director View profile
  4. Elizabeth Mcmeikan 2014-2023 Director View profile
  5. Richard Sauvan Smith 2012-2023 Director View profile
  6. Manjit Wolstenholme 2011-2017 Director View profile
  7. Sir Robert James Timothy Wilson 2010-2019 Director View profile
  8. Philip Michael White 2009-2021 Director View profile
  9. Antony Charles Harris 2007-2008 Director View profile
  10. John Michael Tonkiss 2007-2011 Director View profile
  11. Richard Scott Walker 2005-2014 Director View profile
  12. Stuart Robert Hartley Beevor 2004-2013 Director View profile
  13. Dr Andrew Lee 2003-2007 Director View profile
  14. Nigel Hall 2003-2012 Director View profile
  15. Simon Laurence Bernstein 2001-2003 Director View profile
  16. Baroness Usha Kumari Prashar 2001-2004 Director View profile
  17. Geoffrey Keggen Maddrell 1999-2009 Director View profile
  18. David Frederick Naish 1998-2003 Director View profile
  19. Timothy John Butler 1998-2000 Director View profile
  20. Peter Andrew Travers Griffin 1998-2001 Director View profile
  21. Andrew James Whatson 1998-2000 Director View profile
  22. Nicholas Anthony Porter 1996-2009 Director View profile
  23. David Peter Ransome 1996-2003 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/05/1996

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Unite Group PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

405 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.

8 directors on the board

5.2y median 6y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

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 3Retail and trade 3Construction 1Dormant 1Education 1Tech and media 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
  • 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
03199160
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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