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Company · Chelmsford

Gentian Holdings Limited

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

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Previous officers 17

  1. Benjamin Michael Watson 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Pierre Stephane Marc Banon 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Sabrina Sidhu 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Benjamin Christopher Jacob Dean 2017-2017 Director View profile
  5. Matthew James Edwards 2010-2016 Director View profile
  6. Richard Keith Sheehan 2008-2010 Director View profile
  7. Milton Anthony Femandes 2007-2008 Director View profile
  8. Graham Maurice Beazley Long 2007-2025 Director View profile
  9. Andrea Finegan 2005-2007 Director View profile
  10. Stewart Alan Beadell 1999-1999 Director View profile
  11. Timothy Richard Pearson 1997-2005 Director View profile
  12. Roger Edmonston 1997-2001 Director View profile
  13. Robin Michael Pesskin 1997-1998 Director View profile
  14. Westlex Nominees Limited 1997-1997 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  15. Stefan Fitzsimmons 2005-2025 Secretary View profile
  16. Mewan Alwis 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  17. Westlex Registrars Limited 1997-1997 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
24/07/1997
Registered office
Chelmsford

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. Gentian Holdings Limited is controlled by Gentian Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Gentian Investments Limited is controlled by Gentian Partnerships Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Gentian Partnerships Limited is controlled by Nicholas Kethro Ekins
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Kethro Ekins.

49 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.

Financials

Net assets
£1,713,761
Total assets
£1,713,761
Cash
£942,225
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£1,713,761
2025-12-31Not reported£1,713,761

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.

1 directors on the board

0.6y median 0.6y
average tenure
0.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Dormant 13Property 5Arts and leisure 2Construction 1Professional services 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03408538
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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