The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The GIN Guild Limited

Company 08148932 Active

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Board DNA

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8
directors on the board
8.1y median 10.5y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
5
directors past 6 years
2 vs 4 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Manufacturing 12Professional services 2Retail and trade 2Dormant 1Education 1Hospitality 1Property 1

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Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

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Company details

Number08148932
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated19/07/2012
AddressAPOTHECARIES' HALL, BLACK FRIARS LANE, LONDON, EC4V 6EJ
Accounts next due30/04/2027
Accounts last made up31/07/2025

Industry (SIC)

94990 - Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)

  • The Worshipful Company of Distillers (Incorporated By Royal Charter in 1638)
    ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors significant influence or control

Officers (14)

  • Best, Sophie Jane Director · appointed 2025
  • Parsons, Andrew John Director · appointed 2025
  • Caton, Kathryn Melanie Keele Director · appointed 2022
  • Gleed, Alexander Robert Secretary · appointed 2022
  • Brock, Elizabeth Anne Director · appointed 2016
  • Long, James Alexander Russell Director · appointed 2016
  • Riley, Martin Stanley Director · appointed 2015
  • Maxwell, Wellwood George Charles Director · appointed 2012
  • Hayman, Christopher Frank Director · appointed 2012
  • Szor, Leon Daniel Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025
  • Hicklin, John Justin Delany Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2019
  • Cook, Nicholas David Former Secretary · appointed 2012 · resigned 2022
  • Parker, Christopher Ronald Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2017
  • Driver, Jonathan Paul Norman Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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