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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 26

  1. Jonathan Michael Arundell Bewes 2016–2026 Director View profile
  2. Amanda James 2015–2024 Director View profile
  3. Dianne Thompson 2015–2024 Director View profile
  4. Michael William Law 2013–2018 Director View profile
  5. Jane Margaret Shields 2013–2026 Director View profile
  6. Caroline Mary Helen Goodall 2013–2019 Director View profile
  7. Francis William Salway 2010–2021 Director View profile
  8. Stephen David Barber 2007–2017 Director View profile
  9. Christine Cross 2005–2014 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan Donald Sherlock Dawson 2004–2015 Director View profile
  11. Nicholas George Brookes 2003–2010 Director View profile
  12. Christos Emilios Angelides 2002–2014 Director View profile
  13. Julia Ann Burdus 2002–2004 Director View profile
  14. Alistair Campbell Mitchell Innes 2002–2004 Director View profile
  15. Sir David Charles Jones 2002–2006 Director View profile
  16. Lord Anthony Stephen Grabiner Qc 2002–2002 Director View profile
  17. David Wilson Keens 2002–2015 Director View profile
  18. Andrew John Varley 2002–2013 Director View profile
  19. Robert John Orr Barton 2002–2017 Director View profile
  20. Derek Nigel Donald Netherton 2002–2008 Director View profile
  21. Precis Company Services Limited 2002–2002 Corporate-director View profile
  22. Seonna Anderson 2024–2025 Secretary View profile
  23. Blackwell, Ian, Mr 2023–2024 Secretary View profile
  24. Seonna Anderson 2014–2023 Secretary View profile
  25. Andrew John Robert Mckinlay 2003–2014 Secretary View profile
  26. William Robert Barnes 2002–2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/04/2002

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Next PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

45 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.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

12 directors on the board

5.9y median 4.1y
average tenure
23.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Finance 16Retail and trade 14Dormant 12Professional services 12Transport 3Business services 2Manufacturing 2Other 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
04412362
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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