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Dawson Holdings Limited

Activities of distribution holding companies

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Previous officers 30

  1. Paul Martin Baker 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Anthony Liam Grace 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. Jozef Opdeweegh 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. David Gregory Bauernfeind 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Mark Richard Cashmore 2011-2018 Director View profile
  6. Nicholas John Gresham 2011-2016 Director View profile
  7. Hugh Charles Laurence Cawley 2007-2011 Director View profile
  8. Peter Robert Harris 2006-2009 Director View profile
  9. Ian Robert Davies 2005-2010 Director View profile
  10. Dean of Thornton LE Fylde, Brenda, Rt. Hon Baroness Dean of Tiior 2004-2011 Director View profile
  11. Nigel Rodney Freer 2004-2011 Director View profile
  12. Wood, Adrian Lewis, Doctor 2003-2010 Director View profile
  13. James John Mccarthy 2003-2011 Director View profile
  14. Malcolm Victor Lawrence Pearce 2000-2006 Director View profile
  15. David Blundell 1999-2006 Director View profile
  16. David John Lowther 1997-2007 Director View profile
  17. Laurence Lyndon Haddon 1997-2000 Director View profile
  18. Dr Neil Earl Cross 1997-2007 Director View profile
  19. John William Redington 1996-1998 Director View profile
  20. Gerard Vincent Connolly 1994-1997 Director View profile
  21. Vernon W Cain 1994-1999 Director View profile
  22. Jean-Claude Baroux 1992-1997 Director View profile
  23. Bryan Clifford Ingleby 1999 Director View profile
  24. Alan Gilbert Kennedy 1998 Director View profile
  25. Dennis Henry Baker 1998 Director View profile
  26. Paul Evan-Cook 1994 Director View profile
  27. Peter Michael Brown 2005 Director View profile
  28. Maribeth Keeling 2010-2011 Secretary View profile
  29. William David Clark 1998-2003 Secretary View profile
  30. James Allison Dickson 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of distribution holding companies
Incorporated
25/06/1891
Registered office
Swindon

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.

Group

  1. Dawson Holdings Limited is controlled by Smiths News Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Smiths News Holdings Limited is controlled by Smiths News PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Smiths News PLC.

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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.

2 directors on the board

3.6y median 3.6y
average tenure
6.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 30Retail and trade 6Business services 3Dormant 2Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00034273
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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