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John Short & Sons (Bakers) Limited

John Short & Sons (Bakers) Limited is an active UK company (number SC023301), incorporated 1945, with 1 current director, John Howie Wilson Gall. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Lorna Jean Gall 2004-2018 Director View profile
  2. Geraldine Michelle Gall 2004-2007 Director View profile
  3. David Falconer Gall 2004-2009 Secretary View profile
  4. Matthew John William Short 1999-2025 Secretary View profile
  5. Marilynn Elizabeth Kane 1990 Secretary View profile
  6. Rodger Macdougall Short 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/05/1945

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. John Short & Sons (Bakers) Limited is controlled by Brownings the Bakers Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-08-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Brownings the Bakers Limited is controlled by John Howie Wilson Gall
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Howie Wilson Gall.

4 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 directors only, past directors excluded.

1 directors on the board

22.1y median 22.1y
average tenure
22.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Dormant 1Finance 1Hospitality 1Other services 1Property 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC023301
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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