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Woodford Holdings Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. William Struan Mcbride 2016-2025 Director View profile
  2. James Robert Neville 2004-2025 Director View profile
  3. Patricia Jane Neville 2000-2024 Director View profile
  4. Dorothea Eleanor Phyllida Lawes 2000-2004 Director View profile
  5. William John Nathan Onslow Pencharz 2000-2010 Director View profile
  6. Christopher John Neville 1999-2012 Director View profile
  7. William Robert Lawes 1999-2004 Director View profile
  8. Alexander William Rippon 2025-2025 Secretary View profile
  9. Adrian John Peter Wilson 2011-2025 Secretary View profile
  10. Philip David Pearson 2000-2011 Secretary View profile
  11. Dracliffe Company Services Limited 1999-2000 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
23/12/1999
Registered office
Royston

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Mark Richard Neville ceased 2023-12-19
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • James Robert Neville ceased 2023-12-19
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Patricia Jane Neville ceased 2024-01-30
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Woodford Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-01-30
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Woodford Holdings Limited is controlled by Mark Richard Neville
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-12-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Richard Neville.

12 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.

2 directors on the board

22.5y median 22.5y
average tenure
22.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
2
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.

Business services 6Manufacturing 6Dormant 4Finance 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
03901376
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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