Company
Gateshead Specsavers Limited
Gateshead Specsavers Limited is an active UK company (number 05051255), incorporated 2004, with 2 current directors, Kevin O'Halloran and John Patrick Loughran. 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 3
- Mohsin Shafiq 2019-2022 View profile
- Bernadette Smith 2006-2020 View profile
- Derek Pouton 2004-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/02/2004
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- John Patrick Loughran
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-07-24 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Douglas John David Perkins ceased 2017-12-07
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Mary Lesley Perkins ceased 2017-12-07
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Specsavers UK Holdings Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-12-07
Group
- Gateshead Specsavers Limited
is controlled by John Patrick Loughran
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-07-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Patrick Loughran.
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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.
2 directors on the board
- Kevin O'Halloran Director · appointed 2022
- John Patrick Loughran Director · appointed 2004
Directors past 6 years
- John Patrick Loughran Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Kevin O'Halloran Director · appointed 2022
- John Patrick Loughran Director · appointed 2004
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05051255
- 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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