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The Guild of Q Butchers

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 21

  1. David Martyn Lishman 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. Mark Paul Turnbull 2012-2021 Director View profile
  3. James Brindon Addy 2012-2018 Director View profile
  4. Roger Albert Kelsey 2010-2012 Director View profile
  5. Martin Blackwell 2005-2012 Director View profile
  6. John James Vernon 2004-2009 Director View profile
  7. Alexander Crombie 2002-2015 Director View profile
  8. John Douglas Scott 2001-2012 Director View profile
  9. John Herbert Alan Stevenson 2000-2001 Director View profile
  10. Hugh Pender 1999-2002 Director View profile
  11. Graham Eric Bidston 1999-2010 Director View profile
  12. John Bryan Cockburn 1997-2004 Director View profile
  13. Gordon George Mctavish Hepburn 1997-2005 Director View profile
  14. David James Lidgate 1997-2005 Director View profile
  15. Robert Charles Booden 1997-2000 Director View profile
  16. John Edwin Fuller 1997-1999 Director View profile
  17. Douglas Scott 2013-2019 Secretary View profile
  18. Audrey Marjory Coates 2007-2013 Secretary View profile
  19. Alexander Ross Muir 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  20. Ian James Plunkett 1998-2005 Secretary View profile
  21. Tim Green 1997-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/05/1997

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. The Guild of Q Butchers is controlled by Philip John Cranston
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-05-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philip John Cranston.

1 other company 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.

Financials

Total assets
£26,515
Cash
£26,190
Employees
0.01
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

4 directors on the board

11.3y median 11.2y
average tenure
21.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Manufacturing 3Property 3Other services 1Retail and trade 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

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
03375895
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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