Company
Star Brands Limited
Star Brands Limited is an active UK company (number 04182652), incorporated 2001, with 5 current directors including Michael Gouveia and John Patrick Kavanagh. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Hilde Maria Eleonora De Backer 2025-2026 View profile
- William Lee Spaulding 2025-2025 View profile
- Timothy Michael Holbrook North 2019-2026 View profile
- Gavin Stuart Thomas 2019-2026 View profile
- Philip Graham Siddall 2009-2019 View profile
- Tim Robertshaw 2009-2018 View profile
- David Jonathan Mann 2001-2014 View profile
- Diane Margaret Siddall 2009-2019 View profile
- Robin Neil Womersley 2008-2009 View profile
- Hayley Mann 2004-2008 View profile
- Michael Anthony Escott 2001-2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/03/2001
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.
- Star Brands (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Star Brands Limited
is controlled by Star Brands (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Star Brands (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by Andrew Micklethwaite
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-15, ceased 2019-07-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Andrew Micklethwaite.
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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.
Grants received
3 grants · £244,598 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £190,551 (2 grants)
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £54,047
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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.
5 directors on the board
- Henrik Nygaard Pade Director · appointed 2019
- John Patrick Kavanagh Director · appointed 2025
- Jeffrey Wayne Kistler Director · appointed 2025
- Thomas James Lowdon Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Gouveia Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Henrik Nygaard Pade Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Henrik Nygaard Pade Director · appointed 2019
- John Patrick Kavanagh Director · appointed 2025
- Jeffrey Wayne Kistler Director · appointed 2025
- Thomas James Lowdon Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Gouveia Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Hilde Maria Eleonora De Backer Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Timothy Michael Holbrook North Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
- Gavin Stuart Thomas Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
- William Lee Spaulding Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2025
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
- 04182652
- 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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