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SSE Trading Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Ben Archer 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Robert Arthur Benns 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. David Arthur Fernie 2016-2024 Director View profile
  4. Rhys Gordon Stanwix 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Deirdre Powers 2015-2016 Director View profile
  6. James Isaac Smith 2015-2016 Director View profile
  7. Dr Antony Gavin Dominic Brydon 2013-2020 Director View profile
  8. Thomas Rowland Bent 2013-2016 Director View profile
  9. Martin James Pibworth 2011-2015 Director View profile
  10. Ian Macdonald Manson 2010-2013 Director View profile
  11. Fraser Mcgregor Alexander 2007-2010 Director View profile
  12. David Graham Franklin 2002-2013 Director View profile
  13. John Michael Squire 2002-2015 Director View profile
  14. Paul Morton Alistair Phillips-Davies 2002-2013 Director View profile
  15. Michelle Bruce 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  16. Peter Grant Lawns 2007-2013 Secretary View profile
  17. Ailsa Mary Gray 2002-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
10/12/2001
Registered office
Reading

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.

  • SSE PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. SSE Trading Limited is controlled by SSE PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by SSE PLC.

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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.

3 directors on the board

6y median 6.2y
average tenure
9.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Utilities 24Finance 2Professional services 2Business services 1Construction 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
04336842
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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