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GDS Group Limited

GDS Group Limited is an active UK company (number 03947959), incorporated 2000, with 2 current directors, Richard Edward Swetman and Giovanni Cariolato. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 11

  1. Emmanuel Grodzinski 2010-2016 Director View profile
  2. Marco Bergozza 2009-2010 Director View profile
  3. Marco Cohen 2009-2010 Director View profile
  4. Filippo Cariolato 2009-2010 Director View profile
  5. Regina Cariolato Battilana 2001-2006 Director View profile
  6. Maurice Cohen 2001-2008 Director View profile
  7. Alun Tudor Alexander 2000-2001 Director View profile
  8. Sally Elise Hilton 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  9. Richard Michael Ellinger 2011-2018 Secretary View profile
  10. Angela Scott 2010-2011 Secretary View profile
  11. Richard Alistair Baxter 2000-2001 Nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/03/2000

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. GDS Group Limited is controlled by Giovanni Cariolato
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-06-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Giovanni Cariolato.

2 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.

Financials

Total assets
£522,138
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

20.8y median 20.8y
average tenure
24.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 2

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
03947959
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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