Company
RE Secretaries Limited
RE Secretaries Limited is an active UK company (number 00292732), incorporated 1934, with 3 current directors including Alexandra Victoria Smyth and James Oliver Earlby. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 16
- Adam David Christopher Westley 2021-2026 View profile
- Simon John Pereira 2019-2021 View profile
- Alan William Mcculloch 2012-2019 View profile
- Stephen John Cowden 2001-2011 View profile
- Margaret Elaine Woods 2000-2013 View profile
- Mark Henry Armour 1995-1996 View profile
- Karen Richardson 1993-1993 View profile
- John Christopher Pfeil 1995 View profile
- Sylvia Clara Sutherland 2016-2024 View profile
- Clare Elizabeth Davage 2015-2016 View profile
- Marsha Phillippa Watson 2006-2015 View profile
- Georgina Louise Lenon 2001-2006 View profile
- Leslie Dixon 2000-2011 View profile
- Sarah Derrett 1998-2000 View profile
- Catherine Merrel Brown 1996-1998 View profile
- Rosemary Clare Dewan 1996-1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/10/1934
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Relx (UK) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- RE Secretaries Limited
is controlled by Relx (UK) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Relx (UK) Limited
is controlled by Relx (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Relx (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by Relx Group PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Relx Group PLC
is controlled by Relx PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Relx PLC.
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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.
3 directors on the board
- Henry Adam Udow Director · appointed 2011
- James Oliver Earlby Director · appointed 2026
- Alexandra Victoria Smyth Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Henry Adam Udow Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Henry Adam Udow Director · appointed 2011
- James Oliver Earlby Director · appointed 2026
- Alexandra Victoria Smyth Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Adam David Christopher Westley Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00292732
- 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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