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Direct Healthcare Group Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Richard Robert Salmond 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Robert Benjamin Nathaniel Brodie 2016-2021 Director View profile
  3. Graham Ewart 2012-2020 Director View profile
  4. Jan Anthony Lewis 2010-2016 Director View profile
  5. John Michael Norton Turner 2009-2016 Director View profile
  6. Michael Burrows 2009-2016 Director View profile
  7. Peter Antony Smith 2009-2016 Director View profile
  8. Margaret Lewis 2009-2009 Director View profile
  9. Neil Smith 2009-2012 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

10 contracts · £199,916,060 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • JELS Equipment Supplies Buyer: Northumberland County Council £220,000 2026-06-01 CPV 33000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of healthcare equipment and daily living aids for the Joint Equipment Loan Service of Northumberland County Council. This was awarded as a call off through NHSSBS Framework 10015

  • Rental of Dynamic Cushions and mattresses within community hospitals Buyer: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust £100,000 2026-05-12 CPV 39143112 Source: Contracts Finder

    The provision of a managed service for the rental of pressure area care equipment: dynamic mattresses and cushions, within Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (Community Hospital sites) pressure area care equipment

  • RFL- MAINT6582- Call off contract extension for pressure area care mattresses HTE framework HTE-BEDS22-04-L5-RF Buyer: Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust £144,000 2026-05-05 CPV 50420000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Call off contract extension for pressure area care mattresses 05/05/26 - 15/11/26. HTE framework ref: HTE-BEDS22-04-L5-RF

  • Pressure Area Care and Patient Handling Buyer: Supply Chain Coordination Limited £198,450,000 2025-12-05 CPV 33192100 Source: Contracts Finder

    NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a Framework Agreement for Pressure Area Care and Patient Handling. This includes the following requirements which have been sub-divided into Lots: Lot 1: Beds, Mattresses, Pressure Reducing Products, …

  • Supply and installation of new and refurbished Ceiling Track Hoists Buyer: South Tyneside Council £240,000 2025-09-30 CPV 33100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Call off from NHS (SBS) Framework - Acute and Community Health and Social Care Equipment Products and Services Reference: SBS10015

  • provision of standard and bariatric medical equipment and associated services Buyer: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust £762,060 2025-08-04 CPV 33192120 Source: Contracts Finder

    Call-Off Contract under the HealthTrust Europe LLP Framework Agreement for the Supply of Beds, Mattresses, Patient Moving Supplies and Services (reference number: SF053302)

  • Southend & bas - Direct health group - profile cell , seals & fasteners & parts Buyer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Southend & bas - Direct health group - profile cell , seals & fasteners & parts purchase

  • YPO - 001314 Stairlifts and Associated Services Buyer: Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    YPO are looking for Suppliers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement following a Competitive Tendering Procedure for the supply of Stairlifts & Associated Services to the public sector. This Framework is designed to meet the needs of YP…

    Framework
  • NCC1379 Buyer: Northumberland County Council Value not published Date not published CPV 33000000 Source: Find a Tender

    Contract for specialist medical mattresses and bedding. Call-off contract through NHSSBS15001

  • Equipment Delivery Service Buyer: Cumberland Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This service provides the delivery, installation and fitting of community care equipment on behalf of Cumberland Council's Community Equipment Service (CES). It supports people with long-term conditions, disabilities, or care needs by ensu…

About

Incorporated
06/10/2004

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

Group

  1. Direct Healthcare Group Limited is controlled by DHG Bidco LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-04-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. DHG Bidco LTD is controlled by Denis Ribon
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2019-12-04, ceased 2026-01-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Denis Ribon.

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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.

5 directors on the board

6.3y median 10.2y
average tenure
10.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Dormant 22Manufacturing 19Finance 7Retail and trade 7Professional services 6Business services 5Health and social care 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
05252571
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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