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James Howden & Company Limited

James Howden & Company Limited is an active UK company (number SC009324), incorporated 1915, with 3 current directors including James Mcparland and Mark Durham. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 33

  1. Frederick James Hearle 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jillian Case Evanko 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Stuart Kenneth Dalgleish 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Ross Shuster 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Jennifer Robertson 2019-2024 Director View profile
  6. Alastair Irvine 2018-2023 Director View profile
  7. Fionnuala Mary Barrie 2017-2020 Director View profile
  8. Charles Scott Brannan 2012-2016 Director View profile
  9. William (Bill) Flexon 2012-2019 Director View profile
  10. Daniel Alexis Pryor 2012-2019 Director View profile
  11. Anne Lynne Puckett 2012-2019 Director View profile
  12. Mark Paul Lehman 2012-2023 Director View profile
  13. James Bennett Fairbairn 2011-2017 Director View profile
  14. Elias Zabaneh 2011-2018 Director View profile
  15. Donna Malone 2008-2016 Director View profile
  16. Ian Halliday Brander 2007-2019 Director View profile
  17. Gordon Neil Millar 2005-2008 Director View profile
  18. James Brown 2003-2018 Director View profile
  19. Robert John Cleland 2002-2011 Director View profile
  20. Fiona Margaret Maclean 2000-2012 Director View profile
  21. Robert Gordon Wilson 2000-2002 Director View profile
  22. Alan George Maclachlan 1997-2000 Director View profile
  23. Jeffrey Hume 1995-1997 Director View profile
  24. Ian Murray Mccreery 1994-1995 Director View profile
  25. Grant Cook Johnston 1993-1994 Director View profile
  26. Dr Robert Ross Wilson 1993-2007 Director View profile
  27. James Norman Allison 1991-1992 Director View profile
  28. Ronald Norman Stewart Watson 1989-1993 Director View profile
  29. William Howarth Jarvie 1989-1990 Director View profile
  30. Michael Charles Herbert Penfold 1993 Director View profile
  31. Robert Stuart Cardow 1991 Director View profile
  32. Konrad Walter Meldal-Johnsen 1997 Director View profile
  33. Ian Arbon 1991 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/02/1915

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. James Howden & Company Limited is controlled by Howden Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Howden Group Limited is controlled by Howden Finance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Howden Finance Limited is controlled by Esab Technology Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-11-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Esab Technology Limited is controlled by Weldcure Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Weldcure Limited is controlled by Granite Holdings Global Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Granite Holdings Global Limited is controlled by Bond Acquisition Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-03-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Bond Acquisition Holdings Limited.

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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.

Grants received

2 grants · £153,003 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £153,003 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £64,2702022-10-20
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £88,7332022-10-20
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

2.1y median 2.7y
average tenure
3.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 10Manufacturing 6Business services 3Finance 2Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC009324
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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