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G.Heywood Hill Limited

G.Heywood Hill Limited is an active UK company (number 00318156), incorporated 1936, with 3 current directors including Nicholas Dunne and Devonshire, Peregrine Andrew, Duke. 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 9

  1. Jeffrey Graham Kerr 2008-2011 Director View profile
  2. Anthony John Nicholas Smith 1999-2009 Director View profile
  3. Venetia Ruth Caroline Vyvyan 1999-2015 Director View profile
  4. Cavendish, Andrew Robert Buxton, the Duke of Devonshire 1991-2005 Director View profile
  5. Geoffrey Kavan Elliott 1991-2013 Director View profile
  6. John Hugh Saumarez Smith 2008 Director View profile
  7. Sir John Vincent Prendergast 1991 Director View profile
  8. Currey & CO 1991-2014 Corporate-secretary View profile
  9. David Michael Bacon 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/09/1936

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.

Group

  1. G.Heywood Hill Limited is controlled by Edward William Dawnay
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-04-06, ceased 2020-04-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Edward William Dawnay.

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
£921,420
Total assets
£928,743
Cash
£1,294,800
Employees
25
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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

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

25.1y median 21.6y
average tenure
34.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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
00318156
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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