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Gainrace Limited

Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Andrew Burton 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul Richard Knowland 2017-2023 Director View profile
  3. Michael Joseph Coates 2013-2017 Director View profile
  4. Robert Joseph Henderson 2008-2013 Director View profile
  5. Amanda Jane Burston 2007-2017 Director View profile
  6. Rachel Mary Fox 2005-2008 Director View profile
  7. Ian Stewart Tucker 2002-2007 Director View profile
  8. Michael Robert Barker 2000-2002 Director View profile
  9. Richard Max Wiseman 1998-2005 Director View profile
  10. Michael John Newberry 1998-2002 Director View profile
  11. Shell Corporate Secretary Limited 2000-2022 Corporate-secretary View profile
  12. Charles James Buchan 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  13. Sue Aldridge 1998-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Incorporated
08/09/1998
Registered office
London

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. Gainrace Limited is controlled by Shell Property Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Shell Property Company Limited is controlled by Shell Holdings (U.K.) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Shell Holdings (U.K.) Limited is controlled by The Shell Petroleum Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% shares (firm), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. The Shell Petroleum Company Limited is controlled by Shell Group Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-10-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Shell Group Holding Limited is controlled by Shell PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-05-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Shell 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

4.6y median 4.6y
average tenure
8.6y
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.

Property 3

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
03628298
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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