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Rockwood Strategic PLC
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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Previous officers 24
- Simon John Pyper 2021-2022 View profile
- Graham John Bird 2021-2022 View profile
- Thomas Alfred Teichman 2014-2015 View profile
- Helen Rachelle Sinclair 2009-2021 View profile
- Charles Richard Berry 2004-2021 View profile
- Jayesh Ramesh Patel 2004-2013 View profile
- Andrew David Norman Betton 2003-2015 View profile
- David Roger William Potter 2002-2021 View profile
- John Craddock Maples 2002-2004 View profile
- Roger George Parry 2000-2001 View profile
- Mark William Slater 2000-2001 View profile
- Bruno Daniel Geoffrey Delacave 2000-2003 View profile
- William Thomas Hodgson 2000-2001 View profile
- Tony Deepak Sarin 2000-2004 View profile
- Joel Darren Plasco 2000-2004 View profile
- Per Christer Folke Lundberg 2000-2002 View profile
- Luke Oliver Johnson 1999-2001 View profile
- Ronald Benjamin Koenig 1999-2000 View profile
- Stanley Hollander 1999-2000 View profile
- Michael Keith Whitaker 1999-2013 View profile
- IQ EQ Corporate Services (UK) Limited 2015-2019 View profile
- Susanna Elizabeth Genevieve Freeman 2002-2003 View profile
- Alastair John Naisbitt King 2001-2002 View profile
- Andrew Bruce Carruthers 1999-2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of venture and development capital companies
- Incorporated
- 26/07/1999
- Registered office
- London
- Previous names
- Rockwood Realisation PLC (until 29/04/2022)
Gresham House Strategic PLC (until 20/12/2021)
Spark Ventures PLC (until 27/10/2015)
Newmedia Spark PLC (until 23/10/2007)
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.
- Harwood Capital LLP
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-03-18
Group
- Rockwood Strategic PLC
is controlled by Harwood Capital LLP
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-03-18 · source: Companies House PSC register - Harwood Capital LLP
is controlled by Harwood Capital Management Limited
Evidence
active voting rights 75 to 100 percent as firm (LLP), right to share surplus assets 75 to 100 percent as firm (LLP), right to appoint and remove members as firm (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Harwood Capital Management Limited
is controlled by Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills
Evidence
active 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills.
66 other companies in this group
- Harwood Lowestoft Limited
- Harwood Capital Management Limited
- Growth Financial Services Limited
- Meon Valley Financial Planning Limited
- Harwood Capital Nominees Limited
- Compass B2B LTD
- 11579849
- Argentis Wealth Management LTD
- North Atlantic Value GP III Limited
- Harwood Multi Manager Limited
- Harwood Retail Park Holdings Limited
- IMS Capital Limited
- 16298783
- Renalytix PLC
- Cameron Lewnes LTD
- 13200052
- River and Mercantile Group Limited
- Odyssean Investment Trust PLC
- VUE Platform Services Limited
- 08290122
- EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC
- 06622245
- 11602601
- River Global PLC
- AIR Fayre Limited
- Liontrust Services Limited
- Harwood Private Equity LLP
- River and Mercantile US Holdings Limited
- Jaguar Holdings Limited
- Active Financial Partners Limited
- Cross-Border Publishing (London) Limited
- IR Media Group Limited
- Liontrust Investments LLP
- Journey Group Limited
- River and Mercantile Group Trustees Limited
- North Atlantic Value GP Scotland 4 LLP
- Coventbridge Group Limited
- Harwood (Cowleaze Road) Limited
- Harwood Commercial Estates Limited
- HPE4 CIP L.P.
- 05583738
- Trellus Health PLC
- Harwood Capital LLP
- 15960667
- Harwood Holdco Limited
- Journey Group Services Limited
- EKF Diagnostics Limited
- Wellian Holdings Limited
- AE Financial Services Limited
- 10490206
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.
4 directors on the board
- Sangita Vadilal Manilal Shah Director · appointed 2026
- Noel Lamb Director · appointed 2022
- Kenneth Lever Director · appointed 2016
- Paul James Dudley Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Kenneth Lever Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Sangita Vadilal Manilal Shah Director · appointed 2026
- Noel Lamb Director · appointed 2022
- Kenneth Lever Director · appointed 2016
- Paul James Dudley Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03813450
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public 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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