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John Smith & SON Group Limited

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

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Previous officers 21

  1. Sam Bursey 2015-2019 Director View profile
  2. Robert William Gray 2007-2011 Director View profile
  3. Andrew John Moore 2006-2014 Director View profile
  4. Alan James Melville Leitch 2004-2015 Director View profile
  5. David John Holloway 2003-2004 Director View profile
  6. Terence Frederick Field 2002-2007 Director View profile
  7. William Taylor Campbell Anderson 2001-2011 Director View profile
  8. James Richard Gray 2001-2019 Director View profile
  9. Robin Gordon Hill 2001-2002 Director View profile
  10. Christopher Sugden 2001-2002 Director View profile
  11. David Robert Williamson 2000-2001 Director View profile
  12. Lord Julian Alexander Hardinge 1998-2001 Director View profile
  13. Joan Douglas 1998-2000 Director View profile
  14. John Michael Denning Graham 2000 Director View profile
  15. Robert Wishart Hunter 1989 Director View profile
  16. Robert George Menzies Clow 2000 Director View profile
  17. Edward Laurence John Adams 2015-2015 Secretary View profile
  18. Peter Martin Jeyes 2001-2014 Secretary View profile
  19. Robert Coutts Shearer 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  20. Pietro Raffaele Notarangelo 1992-2000 Secretary View profile
  21. David J Turner 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

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About

Incorporated
24/09/1908

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.

Group

  1. John Smith & SON Group Limited is controlled by Peter Leigh Gray
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-02-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Leigh Gray.

6 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £21,817 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £21,817

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £21,8172021-04-01
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.

6 directors on the board

12.8y median 12.3y
average tenure
24.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Professional services 3Tech and media 3Finance 2Construction 1Property 1Retail and trade 1Utilities 1

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
SC006905
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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