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A.W. Herd & Sons Limited

A.W. Herd & Sons Limited is an active UK company (number SC027384), incorporated 1949, with 1 current director, Gordon Robertson Brown. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Nicola Lois Gavin 1992-2004 Director View profile
  2. Arthur Wellesley Herd 1993 Director View profile
  3. Ronald Bryan Herd 2004 Director View profile
  4. Gray & Kellas 1999 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/11/1949

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. A.W. Herd & Sons Limited is controlled by Herd Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Herd Holdings Limited is controlled by Gordon Robertson Brown
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-08-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gordon Robertson Brown.

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

22.6y median 22.6y
average tenure
22.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Property 3Construction 1Finance 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
SC027384
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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