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Company · Macclesfield

Franchise Brands PLC

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

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Previous officers 12

  1. Andrew John Mallows 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Mark Rupert Maxwell Fryer 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Jason Charles Sayers 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Brian Joseph Hogan 2022-2022 Director View profile
  5. Brian Joseph Hogan 2022-2022 Director View profile
  6. Colin David Rees 2018-2023 Director View profile
  7. John Christopher Stewart Dent 2017-2022 Director View profile
  8. Julia Rosalind Choudhury 2016-2023 Director View profile
  9. David John Poutney 2016-2023 Director View profile
  10. Timothy John Harris 2016-2023 Director View profile
  11. Robin Nigel Auld 2016-2018 Director View profile
  12. Mark Andrew Peters 2016-2023 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
15/07/2016
Registered office
Macclesfield
Previous names
FB Holdings PLC (until 15/07/2016)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Stephen Glen Hemsley ceased 2022-03-10
    25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-07-15
  • Nigel William Wray ceased 2022-03-10
    25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-07-15

Group

  1. Franchise Brands PLC is controlled by Stephen Glen Hemsley
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-07-15, ceased 2022-03-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen Glen Hemsley.

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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.

7 directors on the board

4.3y median 2.8y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Finance 11Professional services 11Dormant 5Business services 3Arts and leisure 2Construction 2Manufacturing 2Other services 2

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
10281033
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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