Company
Norman Broadbent Executive Search Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- Stephen James Smith 2020-2022 View profile
- William James Albert Gerrand 2017-2020 View profile
- Michael John Brennan 2016-2021 View profile
- Scanes Charles Bentley 2015-2016 View profile
- James William John Webber 2014-2017 View profile
- Benjamin Thomas Felton 2011-2014 View profile
- Susan O'Brien 2005-2015 View profile
- Douglas Mill 1998-2000 View profile
- Ronald Charles Trenter 1998-2000 View profile
- James Alexander Rentoul 1998-1999 View profile
- Andrew Charles Garner 1997-2011 View profile
- Catherin Leigh Gould 2022-2023 View profile
- Richard Graham Robinson 1998-2022 View profile
- Rugby Secretarial Services Limited 1997-1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contractFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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Executive & Non-Executive Search 3
This framework facilitates the recruitment of executive and non-executive positions via specialist agencies. Executive Search (also known as "headhunting" or "retained search") supports the identification and hiring of senior leaders, C-Suiā¦
Framework
About
- Incorporated
- 03/03/1997
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.
- Norman Broadbent PLC
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Norman Broadbent Executive Search Limited
is controlled by Norman Broadbent PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Norman Broadbent PLC
is controlled by Downing LLP
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-09-19, ceased 2021-05-11 · source: Companies House PSC register - Downing LLP
is controlled by Nicholas Peter Lewis
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting (LLP) · notified 2018-11-19, ceased 2022-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Peter Lewis.
28 other companies in this group
- Norman Broadbent Leadership Consulting Limited
- Ukerf GP LLP
- Norman Broadbent Overseas Limited
- Downing FOX LLP
- Ukerf Gpjv Limited
- LTS 1986 Limited
- OC427620
- Horseferry Associates Limited
- OC437441
- Downing Nuclear Healthcare LLP
- Norman Broadbent Interim Management Limited
- Downing LLP
- Bancomm Limited
- Downing UK Unique Investors LLP
- Horseferry Developments LLP
- NW (Blakes) Limited
- OC443614
- Claremont Developments WSM Operations Limited
- Downing Global LLP
- Thames Street WB Limited
- Downing Ventures LLP
- Blakes Partnership LLP
- Downing European Investors LLP
- Norman Broadbent PLC
- The Downing Foundation
- Claremont Developments WSM Limited
- 09720132
- Downing Liquid Alternatives LLP
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
- Peter Searle Director · appointed 2021
- Kevin Graeme Davidson Director · appointed 2021
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Peter Searle Director · appointed 2021
- Kevin Graeme Davidson Director · appointed 2021
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03326763
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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