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Saffery Secretaries

Non-trading company

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

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Previous officers 14

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Simon Peter Hall 2023-2026 Director View profile
Donna Louise Caira 2020-2023 Director View profile
Nicholas James Kelsey 2016-2020 Director View profile
Jane Margaret Hill 2012-2024 Director View profile
David Lemon 2009-2020 Director View profile
Andrew Nicholas Gaskell 2008-2017 Director View profile
John Roderick Shuffrey 2006-2019 Director View profile
Maxwell John Floydd 2004-2023 Director View profile
David Hughes 2004-2020 Director View profile
Robert Tregellas Elliott 2003-2020 Director View profile
Martin Peter Johnson 2003-2014 Director View profile
Timothy Prideaux Legh Adams 2003-2003 Director View profile
Andrew George David Arnott 2002-2017 Director View profile
Peter Robert Noel Adams 2002-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Non-trading company
Incorporated: 16/10/2002
Registered office: London
Previous names: Rysaffe Secretaries (until 10/09/2026)

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.

8 directors on the board

James William Wade Stevens Director · appointed 2023
Matthew Edward Gowan Burton Director · appointed 2020
Zena Anne Hanks Director · appointed 2019
Lorenzo Giuseppe Mosca Director · appointed 2020
James Henry Younger Director · appointed 2011
Jonathan Spencer Andrew O'Brien Director · appointed 2026
Jonathan James Sykes Director · appointed 2003
Lucy Brennan Director · appointed 2013

9.2y median 6.7y

average tenure

22.6y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Matthew Edward Gowan Burton Director · appointed 2020
Zena Anne Hanks Director · appointed 2019
Lorenzo Giuseppe Mosca Director · appointed 2020
James Henry Younger Director · appointed 2011
Jonathan James Sykes Director · appointed 2003
Lucy Brennan Director · appointed 2013

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

James William Wade Stevens Director · appointed 2023
Matthew Edward Gowan Burton Director · appointed 2020
Zena Anne Hanks Director · appointed 2019
Lorenzo Giuseppe Mosca Director · appointed 2020
James Henry Younger Director · appointed 2011
Jonathan Spencer Andrew O'Brien Director · appointed 2026
Jonathan James Sykes Director · appointed 2003
Lucy Brennan Director · appointed 2013

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Simon Peter Hall Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026

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.

Professional services 11Business services 5Finance 4Dormant 2Education 2Other services 2Agriculture 1Property 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: 04563881
Status: Active
Type: Private Unlimited Company
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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