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Read Holdings Limited

Read Holdings Limited is an active UK company (number 04056287), incorporated 2000, with 1 current director, John Donald Read Fothergill. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Richard James Guy Davies 2006-2010 Director View profile
  2. Michael William Rich 2000-2000 Nominee-director View profile
  3. William Warner 2000-2000 Nominee-director View profile
  4. Robert George Middleton 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  5. John Philip Pickering 2009-2025 Secretary View profile
  6. Angena Ragini Bhagwandeen 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  7. David John Humphreys 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  8. Martin Thomas Bell 2000-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/08/2000

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.

  • John Donald Read Fothergill
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm), significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-30

Group

  1. Read Holdings Limited is controlled by John Donald Read Fothergill
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm), significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Donald Read Fothergill.

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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.

1 directors on the board

25.7y median 25.7y
average tenure
25.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Dormant 10Manufacturing 3Hospitality 2Professional services 2Retail and trade 2Finance 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04056287
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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