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Nelsons for Cartons & Packaging Limited

Nelsons for Cartons & Packaging Limited is an active UK company (number 03655833), incorporated 1998, with 5 current directors including James Graham Macdonald and Ivor Gray. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 7

  1. Derek Linton Howat Quirk 2016-2020 Director View profile
  2. John Love 2016-2021 Director View profile
  3. Louise Ann Mason 2004-2016 Director View profile
  4. Paul Anthony Coleman 1998-2016 Director View profile
  5. Gary David Mason 2016-2016 Secretary View profile
  6. Louise Anne Mason 2012-2016 Secretary View profile
  7. Wendy Coleman 1998-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/10/1998

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.

  • Gary David Mason ceased 2016-07-29
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Louise Ann Mason ceased 2016-07-29
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Macfarlane Group PLC
    75-100% shares · notified 2017-10-26

Group

  1. Nelsons for Cartons & Packaging Limited is controlled by Gary David Mason
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gary David Mason.

6 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.

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.

5 directors on the board

13y median 10.2y
average tenure
23.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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 32Professional services 17Finance 13Business services 12Dormant 11Retail and trade 7Other services 3Transport 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.

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
03655833
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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