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Company · Kent

Steds Limited

Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Peter Francis Atkins 2012-2013 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Charles Lewis 2008-2011 Director View profile
  3. Barrie John Gore 2003-2022 Director View profile
  4. Professor John Francis James Todd 1998-2007 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas Charles Scott-Kilvert 2016-2024 Secretary View profile
  6. Jonathan Henry Macfarlane 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  7. Henry Francis Austin Sugden 2015-2015 Secretary View profile
  8. Robin George Burdell 2015-2015 Secretary View profile
  9. Nicholas Charles Lewis 2015-2015 Secretary View profile
  10. Robert Sidney Smith 2010-2015 Secretary View profile
  11. Mary Teresa Stannard 2000-2010 Secretary View profile
  12. Roger Franklin Roebuck 1998-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores; Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores; Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians); Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Incorporated
07/08/1998
Registered office
Kent

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. Steds Limited is controlled by ST. Edmund's School Canterbury
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by ST. Edmund's School Canterbury.

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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.

3 directors on the board

8.3y median 8.6y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Arts and leisure 2Education 2Business services 1Dormant 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
03611862
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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