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Arthur Bell & Sons Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Previous officers 51

  1. Richard Nagy 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Gabor Kovacs 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. David Frederick Harlock 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Aniko Mahler 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Ian Anthony Hockney 2014-2015 Director View profile
  6. Jose Alberto Ibeas Franco 2011-2012 Director View profile
  7. Stephen John Bolton 2011-2012 Director View profile
  8. David Heginbottom 2011-2012 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Mark Smith 2009-2012 Director View profile
  10. Adele Ann Abigail 2008-2009 Director View profile
  11. Gavin Paul Crickmore 2007-2012 Director View profile
  12. Jill Kyne 2007-2009 Director View profile
  13. Sally Catherine Moore 2007-2011 Director View profile
  14. Nandor Makos 2006-2014 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Richard Roff Marsh 2006-2007 Director View profile
  16. Charles Dawson Coase 2005-2011 Director View profile
  17. Michael Christopher Flynn 2005-2008 Director View profile
  18. Ravi Rajagopal 2003-2005 Director View profile
  19. Matthew John Lester 2003-2006 Director View profile
  20. Alistair Charles Walter Williams 2002-2003 Director View profile
  21. John James Nicholls 2002-2018 Director View profile
  22. Susanne Margaret Bunn 2001-2008 Director View profile
  23. Roger Hugh Myddelton 2001-2003 Director View profile
  24. Joel Wayne Walters 2001-2004 Director View profile
  25. Robert Joseph Moore 2001-2003 Director View profile
  26. Paviter Singh Binning 2001-2003 Director View profile
  27. Diageo Corporate Officer A Limited 2000-2001 Corporate-director View profile
  28. Mark David Peters 1998-2000 Director View profile
  29. Geoffrey William King 1993-1998 Director View profile
  30. Neilson Thomas Kerr 1993-1998 Director View profile
  31. Peter William Phillipson 1991-1992 Director View profile
  32. Sir Crispen Henry Davis 1990-1992 Director View profile
  33. Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden 1989-1992 Director View profile
  34. Edward Matthew Fazal 1989-1992 Director View profile
  35. John Park Chubb 1989-1991 Director View profile
  36. Graham Lancaster Thompson 1989-1993 Director View profile
  37. James Stuart Espey 1989-1990 Director View profile
  38. Michael Colvin Keiller 1989-1989 Director View profile
  39. Phillip Baverstock Rhodes 1989 Director View profile
  40. David Adams Henry Harley 1992 Director View profile
  41. Robert Walter Antoine Hermans 1990 Director View profile
  42. Graham Kettle 1992 Director View profile
  43. Donald Niven Allen Mclure 1990 Director View profile
  44. Jonathan Michael Guttridge 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  45. Victoria Cooper 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  46. Claire Elizabeth Matthews 2012-2018 Secretary View profile
  47. Diageo Corporate Officer B Limited 2000-2001 Corporate-secretary View profile
  48. Valerie Ann Lynch 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  49. Ronald James Gilchrist 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  50. Ronald Charles Cousland 1989 Secretary View profile
  51. Brian Burden 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
19/12/1921
Registered office
Edinburgh
Previous names
Diageo Venture Holdings Limited (until 13/12/2010)

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. Arthur Bell & Sons Limited is controlled by Justerini & Brooks,Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Justerini & Brooks,Limited is controlled by Diageo Great Britain Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Diageo Great Britain Limited is controlled by Grand Metropolitan Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Grand Metropolitan Limited is controlled by Diageo Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Diageo Holdings Limited is controlled by Diageo PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Diageo 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

7.4y median 8y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

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 56Business services 30Manufacturing 12Retail and trade 11Finance 9Hospitality 3Property 3

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
SC011975
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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