Company
Berendsen Finance Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Werner Dreyer 2020-2024 View profile
- Mark South 2018-2020 View profile
- Lesley Anne Batty 2018-2018 View profile
- Adam Forde 2017-2018 View profile
- Christopher Richard Szmigin 2005-2012 View profile
- John Charles Ivey 2003-2004 View profile
- David Frank Batchelor 2003-2005 View profile
- Iain Roger Dye 2000-2004 View profile
- David Neil Etherington 2012-2018 View profile
- David Andrew Lawler 2004-2017 View profile
- Malcolm Charles Hoskin 2000-2003 View profile
- George Mathieson Boyle 1996-2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/07/1996
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.
- Berendsen Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Berendsen Finance Limited
is controlled by Berendsen Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Berendsen Limited.
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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
- Helene Rose Jeanne Piquard Director · appointed 2024
- Didier Lachaud Director · appointed 2017
- Mark Leslie Franklin Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Didier Lachaud Director · appointed 2017
- Mark Leslie Franklin Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Helene Rose Jeanne Piquard Director · appointed 2024
- Didier Lachaud Director · appointed 2017
- Mark Leslie Franklin Director · appointed 2018
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
- 03224863
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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