# Lonrho Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [02805337](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02805337)
- **Status:** dissolved
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 31 Mar 1993
- **Dissolved:** 25 Aug 2026
- **Registered office:** 20-22 WENLOCK ROAD, LONDON, N1 7GU
- **Nature of business:** [64201](/sic/64201) Activities of agricultural holding companies, [64209](/sic/64209) Activities of other holding companies n.e.c., [70100](/sic/70100) Activities of head offices
- **Corporate group:** [Lonrho Holdings Limited](/group/52695) (2 companies)


## Previous names

- Lonrho PLC (until 2 Aug 2013)
- Lilley Piling Limited (until 26 Feb 1998)
- Wordmethod Company Limited (until 2 Jul 1993)
- Lonrho Africa PLC (until 10 May 2007)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILL, Paul Davies | secretary | 23 Apr 1993 | 29 Apr 1993 |
| GODBER, Dennis Claude | director | 23 Apr 1993 | 6 Jul 1993 |
| GILL, Paul Davies | director | 23 Apr 1993 | 6 Jul 1993 |
| LINSTEAD, Nigel John | director | 29 Apr 1993 | 30 Jul 1997 |
| CODLING, Robert Eric | secretary | 29 Apr 1993 | 30 Jul 1997 |
| CODLING, Robert Eric | director | 29 Apr 1993 | 30 Jul 1997 |
| PLATTS-MILLS, Jonathan Lewis | director | 30 Jul 1997 | 29 Sep 1997 |
| PEARCE, Michael John | secretary | 18 Nov 1997 | 18 Nov 1997 |
| THE AFRICAN INVESTMENT TRUST LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 30 Jul 1997 | 18 Nov 1997 |
| PEARCE, Michael John | director | 30 Jul 1997 | 18 Nov 1997 |
| WHITTEN, Robert Edward | director | 30 Jul 1997 | 18 Nov 1997 |
| RAISBECK, John Bruce | secretary | 26 Jan 1998 | 24 Feb 1998 |
| MATTHEWS, Colin | director | 18 Nov 1997 | 27 Feb 1998 |
| WALLS, Stephen Roderick | director | 24 Feb 1998 | 8 Mar 1999 |
| PARVIN, Anthony Christopher Leod | director | 24 Feb 1998 | 8 Sep 1999 |
| GARNETT, John Howard William | secretary | 24 Feb 1998 | 20 Jul 2000 |
| NEWMAN, Mark Vivian Adrian | director | 24 Feb 1998 | 10 Aug 2000 |
| ATKINSON, Keith Melvyn | director | 24 Feb 1998 | 31 May 2001 |
| ASHER, Bernard Harry | director | 1 Mar 1998 | 31 May 2004 |
| GROVES, Charles Dominic Robert Clifford | director | 16 Jul 2004 | 28 Apr 2006 |
| MILLS, Christopher Harwood Bernard | director | 18 Mar 1999 | 28 Apr 2006 |
| WILKINSON, Richard James | director | 19 Mar 1999 | 3 May 2006 |
| WILSON, Michael Stuart | director | 24 Feb 1998 | 3 May 2006 |
| HOLDEN, John Gerard | director | 26 May 2006 | 13 Mar 2007 |
| HORGAN, Martin | director | 15 May 2006 | 5 Oct 2007 |
| STRANG, Donald Ian George Layman | director | 19 Dec 2006 | 30 Jun 2010 |
| NEEDHAM, Richard Francis, Sir | director | 26 Apr 2011 | 28 May 2012 |
| LENIGAS, David Anthony | director | 21 Dec 2005 | 13 Sep 2012 |
| MORZARIA, Kiran Caldas | director | 28 Sep 2010 | 24 Jul 2013 |
| COOK, Frances Dee | director | 23 Oct 2007 | 24 Jul 2013 |
| ELLIS, Jean | director | 1 Jun 2007 | 24 Jul 2013 |
| PRIESTLEY, Emma Kinder | director | 24 Feb 2006 | 24 Jul 2013 |
| ARMSTRONG, David James | director | 1 Dec 2008 | 7 Oct 2013 |
| WHITE, Geoffrey Trevor | director | 5 Oct 2007 | 9 Dec 2013 |
| HUGHES, James Hugh | secretary | 20 Jul 2000 | 12 Mar 2015 |
| WILKINSON, James Henry | director | 8 Oct 2013 | 30 Apr 2015 |
| DECORVET, Roland Boris Aime | director | 10 Dec 2015 | 18 Apr 2016 |
| GOODE, James Richard | director | 30 Apr 2015 | 27 Jun 2018 |
| SUTER, Reto | director | 8 Oct 2013 | 16 Oct 2018 |
| SPALTI, Dieter Paul | director | 24 Jul 2013 | 21 Nov 2019 |
| SIDLER, Bruno | director | 28 Jun 2018 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| WALBRIDGE, Sean Christopher | director | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2023 |
| WOOLF, Ashleigh Jane | director | 27 Jun 2018 | 30 Jun 2023 |
| CHAMBERS, Christopher Michael | director | 24 Jul 2013 | 30 Jun 2023 |
| FREY, Rainer Marc | director | 24 Jul 2013 | 30 Jun 2023 |
| EDWARDS, Evan David | director | 30 Jun 2023 |  |
| WALBRIDGE, Sean Christopher | director | 30 Jun 2023 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonrho Holdings Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £1 | - |
| 24 Dec 2023 | £0 | £0 |



## Owned by

Lonrho Limited → [Lonrho Holdings Limited](/company/08502829)




## Directors' other companies

- [EDWARDS, Evan David](/person/6913293) - director at [Lonrho Holdings Limited](/company/08502829)
- [EDWARDS, Evan David](/person/6913293) - director at [Lonrho Trustees Limited](/company/10180552)



## Registered address

15,813 companies are registered at this address - likely a registration agent.