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Company · Gateshead

Vertu Motors PLC

Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Pauline Ann Best 2016-2025 Director View profile
  2. Kenneth Lever 2015-2024 Director View profile
  3. Peter Jones 2015-2019 Director View profile
  4. Nigel Cleator Stead 2011-2018 Director View profile
  5. Michael Sherwin 2010-2019 Director View profile
  6. David Malcolm Forbes 2009-2015 Director View profile
  7. Paul Raymond Williams 2007-2015 Director View profile
  8. William Moore Teasdale 2006-2017 Director View profile
  9. Norham House Director Limited 2006-2006 Corporate-director View profile
  10. Karen Anderson 2010-2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles; Activities of head offices
Incorporated
01/11/2006
Registered office
Gateshead
Previous names
Norham House 1101 PLC (until 02/11/2006)

Group

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

66 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £3,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £3,000

Most recent

  • Department for Education £3,0002023-04-01
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.

6 directors on the board

5.1y median 5.2y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

0
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 104Retail and trade 33Professional services 12Property 12Business services 2Construction 2Finance 2Arts and leisure 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
05984855
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/08/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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