# Premier Farnell Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00876412](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00876412)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 6 Apr 1966
- **Registered office:** FARNELL HOUSE, FORGE LANE, LEEDS, LS12 2NE
- **Nature of business:** [64204](/sic/64204) Activities of distribution holding companies
- **Corporate group:** [Avnet Bidco Limited](/group/28492) (17 companies)


## Previous names

- Premier Farnell PLC (until 16 Nov 2016)
- Farnell Electronics Public Limited Company (until 11 Apr 1996)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Eric | director | - | 7 Jul 1992 |
| KIDD, Raymond | director | - | 4 Aug 1992 |
| ELSTONE, Henry Claude | secretary | - | 29 Sep 1994 |
| LAMMING, Philip Andrew | director | - | 31 Mar 1995 |
| ELSTONE, Henry Claude | director | - | 20 Jun 1996 |
| DANIEL, Allan | director | - | 20 Jun 1996 |
| SMITH, John Barry | director | - | 20 Jun 1996 |
| HANWELL, Richard Edwin | director | - | 31 Dec 1996 |
| POULSON, Howard | director | 2 Aug 1993 | 27 Jan 1998 |
| BRAMLEY, Barry David | director | 1 Nov 1994 | 4 Aug 1998 |
| COLMAN, John Charles | director | 11 Apr 1996 | 16 Jun 1999 |
| EMPTAGE, Christopher | director | - | 5 Jul 1999 |
| MULLEN, Kenneth John | secretary | 29 Sep 1994 | 28 Jul 2000 |
| FISHER, Andrew Charles | secretary | 28 Jul 2000 | 4 Dec 2000 |
| SULLIVAN, Patrick F | director | 5 Jul 1999 | 12 Jun 2002 |
| MANDEL, Morton Leon | director | 11 Apr 1996 | 12 Jun 2002 |
| HORTON, Robert Baynes, Sir | director | 6 Apr 1995 | 15 Jun 2004 |
| BATES, Malcolm Rowland, Sir | director | 7 Jan 1997 | 28 Jan 2005 |
| HIRST, John Raymond | director | 1 Jul 1998 | 4 Jul 2005 |
| FISHER, Andrew Charles | director | 1 Dec 1994 | 16 May 2006 |
| LESTER, Michael | director | 4 Aug 1998 | 13 Jun 2006 |
| NOLAN, Cary | director | 5 Jul 1999 | 17 Jun 2008 |
| ROQUES, David John Seymour | director | 5 Jul 1999 | 17 Jun 2008 |
| KORB, William | director | 20 Jan 2003 | 15 Jun 2010 |
| GERSHON, Peter Oliver, Sir | director | 21 Jun 2004 | 14 Jun 2011 |
| WHITELING, Mark Argent | director | 1 Sep 2006 | 1 Aug 2011 |
| GREEN, Harriet | director | 3 Apr 2006 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| CADBURY, Nicholas Theodore | director | 1 Sep 2011 | 5 Nov 2012 |
| MILLARD, Dennis Henry | director | 1 Sep 2007 | 31 Jan 2015 |
| DOUGAL, Andrew James Harrower | director | 1 Sep 2006 | 16 Jun 2015 |
| BAIN, Laurence | director | 1 Jul 2003 | 14 Aug 2015 |
| WHITELING, Mark Argent | director | 5 Nov 2012 | 14 Jun 2016 |
| OPDEWEEGH, Jozef | director | 11 Apr 2016 | 17 Oct 2016 |
| ANDERSON, Geraint | director | 9 Nov 2015 | 17 Oct 2016 |
| HUGHES, Gary William | director | 1 Nov 2014 | 17 Oct 2016 |
| VENTRESS, Peter John | director | 1 Oct 2013 | 17 Oct 2016 |
| GOODING, Valerie Frances | director | 15 Jun 2011 | 17 Oct 2016 |
| REDDIN, Thomas | director | 30 Sep 2010 | 17 Oct 2016 |
| WITHERS, Paul Nigel, Dr | director | 1 Sep 2007 | 17 Oct 2016 |
| WEBB, Steven John | secretary | 4 Dec 2000 | 31 Jan 2017 |
| CROWELL, William Read | director | 17 Oct 2016 | 30 Mar 2018 |
| MCCOY, Michael Ryan, Mr. | secretary | 31 Jan 2017 | 4 May 2018 |
| MCCOY, Michael Ryan, Mr. | director | 17 Oct 2016 | 4 May 2018 |
| HEFFERNAN, Liam Anthony | director | 3 Apr 2018 | 15 Feb 2019 |
| WOODFORD, Harvey | director | 3 Apr 2018 | 30 Apr 2019 |
| EDEN, Richard | director | 25 Feb 2019 | 1 Mar 2021 |
| HODGSON-SILKE, Gavin Peter | director | 1 Mar 2021 |  |
| JACKSON, Darrel Scott | director | 30 Apr 2019 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avnet Bidco Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 17 Oct 2016 |  |




## Owned by

Premier Farnell Limited → [Avnet Bidco Limited](/company/10323613)



## Controls

- [Celdis Limited](/company/01302474) (01302474)
- [Farnell Finance Limited](/company/03121467) (03121467)
- [Farnell Holding Limited](/company/00955394) (00955394)
- [Farnell Overseas](/company/01752680) (01752680)



## Directors' other companies

- [HODGSON-SILKE, Gavin Peter](/person/6422967) - director at [Farnell Electronic Components Limited](/company/00439733)
- [HODGSON-SILKE, Gavin Peter](/person/6422967) - director at [Premier Farnell UK Limited](/company/00860093)
- [JACKSON, Darrel Scott](/person/6422971) - director at [Farnell Electronic Components Limited](/company/00439733)
- [JACKSON, Darrel Scott](/person/6422971) - director at [Avnet (Holdings) Ltd](/company/02341058)
- [JACKSON, Darrel Scott](/person/6422971) - director at [Avnet Holdings UK Limited](/company/05529357)
- [JACKSON, Darrel Scott](/person/6422971) - director at [Avnet Bidco Limited](/company/10323613)
- [JACKSON, Darrel Scott](/person/6422971) - director at [Premier Farnell UK Limited](/company/00860093)



## Companies at the same address

- [Celdis Limited](/company/01302474) (01302474)
- [Farnell Finance Limited](/company/03121467) (03121467)
- [Farnell Holding Limited](/company/00955394) (00955394)
- [Farnell Overseas](/company/01752680) (01752680)
- [In One Worldwide Limited](/company/03028189) (03028189)
- [Inone Holdings Limited](/company/03145903) (03145903)