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Woodfines LLP

Woodfines LLP is an active UK company (number OC316334), incorporated 2005. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Andrew Michael Carter 2016-2022 Llp-designated-member View profile
Andrew Michael Carter 2013-2013 Llp-member View profile
Stephen Timothy Ridyard 2010-2017 Llp-member View profile
Brian Charles Bennett 2010-2018 Llp-member View profile
Carolyn Evans 2010-2013 Llp-member View profile
Inger Myfanwy Donna Blanca Anson 2009-2011 Llp-member View profile
Alun John Butler 2009-2017 Llp-member View profile
Denise Davies 2008-2017 Llp-member View profile
Christopher Wingfield 2008-2016 Llp-member View profile
Christopher Hallsworth 2006-2013 Llp-member View profile
Sylvia Goulding 2006-2023 Llp-member View profile
Michael Peter Mccourt 2006-2009 Llp-member View profile
Iain Donald Macaskill 2006-2015 Llp-member View profile
John Egan 2006-2019 Llp-member View profile
Woodfines Solicitors Limited 2006-2006 Corporate-llp-member View profile
Michael Elwyn Williams 2006-2009 Llp-member View profile
David Rowland Endersby 2006-2010 Llp-member View profile
Adrian Nicholas Frost 2006-2019 Llp-member View profile
Ashley Vaughan Salter 2006-2014 Llp-member View profile
Niall Peter Quinn 2006-2013 Llp-member View profile
Woodfines Solicitors Limited 2006-2019 Corporate-llp-member View profile
Nigel John Ashton 2006-2024 Llp-member View profile
Keith Jones 2006-2019 Llp-member View profile
John David Webster 2006-2021 Llp-member View profile
Michael Dennis Cox 2006-2017 Llp-member View profile
Brian Allan Hall 2006-2015 Llp-member View profile
Stephen Richard Oliver 2005-2018 Llp-member View profile
Nicolas Maldwyn Davies 2005-2007 Llp-designated-member View profile
Peter John Mount 2005-2015 Llp-member View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 23/11/2005

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Woodfines LLP on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 other companies in this group

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 designated members only, past designated members excluded.

7 designated members on the board

Michael John Hayward Llp-designated-member · appointed 2012
Neil James Gibbs Llp-designated-member · appointed 2006
Mikhala Margaret Leak Llp-designated-member · appointed 2022
Maria Gallucci Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
Denise Louise Higgins Llp-designated-member · appointed 2026
John Paul Leadbeater Llp-designated-member · appointed 2006
Suzanna Victoria Claudine Stephenson Llp-designated-member · appointed 2022

10.2y median 7.3y

average tenure

20.5y

longest tenure

Designated members past 6 years

Michael John Hayward Llp-designated-member · appointed 2012
Neil James Gibbs Llp-designated-member · appointed 2006
Maria Gallucci Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
John Paul Leadbeater Llp-designated-member · appointed 2006

First-time vs portfolio designated members

First-time (4)

Michael John Hayward Llp-designated-member · appointed 2012
Mikhala Margaret Leak Llp-designated-member · appointed 2022
Maria Gallucci Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
Denise Louise Higgins Llp-designated-member · appointed 2026

Portfolio (3)

Neil James Gibbs Llp-designated-member · appointed 2006
John Paul Leadbeater Llp-designated-member · appointed 2006
Suzanna Victoria Claudine Stephenson Llp-designated-member · appointed 2022

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these designated members govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Dormant 1Professional services 1

The sectors these designated members 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
No director brings board experience from anywhere else
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Company number: OC316334
Status: Active
Type: Limited Liability Partnership
Edition: Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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