Company
Lyell Trading Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Richard Leonard Simmonds 2017-2020 View profile
- Pauline Janet Davies 2013-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/10/2013
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.
- Blackfinch Nominees Limited
significant influence · notified 2016-09-01 - Buckley Trading Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-05-14 - Blackfinch Investments Limited
significant influence · notified 2024-05-14
Group
- Lyell Trading Limited
is controlled by Blackfinch Nominees Limited
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register - Blackfinch Nominees Limited
is controlled by Blackfinch Investments Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Blackfinch Investments Limited
is controlled by Blackfinch Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Blackfinch Group Limited
is controlled by BF Inter LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-09-14 · source: Companies House PSC register - BF Inter LTD
is controlled by Richard Leonard Simmonds
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-11 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard Leonard Simmonds.
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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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £101,791,575
- Total assets
- £101,791,575
- Cash
- £19,759,480
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- -£22,317,909
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Richard James Cook Director · appointed 2013
- Andrew Samuel Troughton Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Richard James Cook Director · appointed 2013
- Andrew Samuel Troughton Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Richard James Cook Director · appointed 2013
- Andrew Samuel Troughton Director · appointed 2020
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.
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
- 08747022
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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