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The Groucho Club London Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Annabel Katharine Mckay Emmott 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Ewan Andrew Venters 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Jonathon James Cornaby 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Jeffrey Connon 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas Richard Hurrell 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Matthew David Newcombe Hobbs 2010-2018 Director View profile
  7. Margaret Ann Levin 2007-2010 Director View profile
  8. Oliver Richard Vigors 2004-2006 Director View profile
  9. Marc Nicholas Jonas 2001-2002 Director View profile
  10. Matthew Rupert Freud 2001-2002 Director View profile
  11. Willy Benedict Gegen Bauer 2001-2001 Director View profile
  12. Joel Michael Cadbury 2001-2006 Director View profile
  13. Rupert Nicholas Hambro 2001-2006 Director View profile
  14. Kenneth Charles Steven 2010-2022 Secretary View profile
  15. Michael Ralph 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  16. Elizabeth Margaret Selzer 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  17. Olswang Cosec Limited 2006-2007 Corporate-secretary View profile
  18. Eric Maurice Dunmore 2001-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Licensed clubs
Incorporated
15/01/2001
Registered office
London
Previous names
Kapital Ventures Limited. (until 19/01/2017)

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. The Groucho Club London Limited is controlled by The Groucho Club Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The Groucho Club Limited is controlled by Oval (2287) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Oval (2287) Limited is controlled by Artfarm Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-11 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Artfarm Group Limited is controlled by Iwan Wirth
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2018-06-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Iwan Wirth.

19 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

Cash
£1,169,557
Employees
133
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£250,402

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-29. 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.

3 directors on the board

0.2y median 0.2y
average tenure
0.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Hospitality 10Property 9Business services 6Finance 5Professional services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04140970
Status
Active
Type
Private 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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