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Sterling Furniture Group Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Kenneth Edward Barclay 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. John Mcdaid Pattison 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Lesley Anne Graham 1997-2023 Director View profile
  4. Suzanne Howarth 1997-2023 Director View profile
  5. Thomas Michael Moylan 1991-2007 Director View profile
  6. Gordon Lawrence Mearns 1991-2023 Director View profile
  7. George Smith Knowles Jnr 2003 Director View profile
  8. George Smith Knowles 2023 Director View profile
  9. Isabella Mclauchlan Knowles 2023 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/09/1973

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • George Smith Knowles
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • George Smith Knowles ceased 2021-03-08
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Suzanne Howarth ceased 2022-06-28
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2021-03-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Lesley Anne Graham ceased 2023-12-23
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2021-03-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Sterling Furniture Group Limited is controlled by George Smith Knowles
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by George Smith Knowles.

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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.

5 directors on the board

2.4y median 2.8y
average tenure
2.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Hospitality 4Retail and trade 4Professional services 3Construction 1Finance 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC054090
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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