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49’s (1996) Limited

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

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Previous officers 40

  1. Steve Humphries 2020-2020 Director View profile
  2. Bejay Patel 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Noel Eamon Hamill 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Chilcott 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Oliver Max Raeburn 2013-2017 Director View profile
  6. John Pettit 2012-2013 Director View profile
  7. Michael Peter Jones 2011-2020 Director View profile
  8. Ian Chuter 2009-2010 Director View profile
  9. Richard Lang 2007-2020 Director View profile
  10. James Henderson 2007-2013 Director View profile
  11. Simon David Longbottom 2006-2007 Director View profile
  12. Steven Robert Reid 2005-2007 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Ian Lindsey 2004-2011 Director View profile
  14. Nicholas Joseph Mills 2003-2005 Director View profile
  15. John Samuel Whittaker 2003-2005 Director View profile
  16. Dominic Stephen Harrison 2002-2004 Director View profile
  17. Wilfred Thomas Walsh 2002-2006 Director View profile
  18. Peter John Nolan 2002-2004 Director View profile
  19. Nicholas Mark Morgan 2002-2002 Director View profile
  20. Charles Robert Needham 2001-2020 Director View profile
  21. Richard Carter 2000-2001 Director View profile
  22. Alan Spencer Ross 2000-2010 Director View profile
  23. Christopher Welch 2000-2002 Director View profile
  24. Andrew James Walder 1999-2000 Director View profile
  25. Vaughn Trevor Ashdown 1999-2002 Director View profile
  26. Stephen Daniel Fisher 1999-2002 Director View profile
  27. John Patrick O'Reilly 1999-1999 Director View profile
  28. Trevor Kenneth Beaumont 1999-1999 Director View profile
  29. Robert Scott 1999-1999 Director View profile
  30. Denise Coates 1997-2001 Director View profile
  31. Roger Dean Withers 1997-1998 Director View profile
  32. Warwick Winston Bartlett 1997-1997 Director View profile
  33. Charles Michael Kershaw 1997-1999 Director View profile
  34. Andrew Watson 1997-2006 Director View profile
  35. Ian John Spearing 1996-2009 Director View profile
  36. John Henry Morgan 1996-1997 Director View profile
  37. Christopher Bell 1996-2000 Director View profile
  38. John Michael Brown 1996-2002 Director View profile
  39. Jeffrey William Somerfield 1999-2018 Secretary View profile
  40. Philip Ernest Whitehead 1996-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/11/1996

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

Group

  1. 49’s (1996) Limited is controlled by Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-06-30, ceased 2020-06-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited is controlled by Birchgree Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (trust) · notified 2018-05-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Birchgree Limited is controlled by Ladbrokes Coral Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Ladbrokes Coral Group Limited is controlled by Entain Holdings (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-05-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Entain Holdings (UK) Limited.

109 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.

2 directors on the board

6y median 6y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Tech and media 8Arts and leisure 4Finance 4Professional 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.

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
03285628
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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