Norman Broadbent PLC

Active00318267 Public limited company

Incorporated: 7 September 1936 (90 years)
Previously known as: Garner PLC (until 14 June 2010)
Constellation Corporation PLC (until 3 July 2006)
Upton & Southern Holdings PLC (until 6 November 2000)
Earlier: E Upton and Sons P L C
Industry: Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors: Stephen Wardell
Annette Patricia Nabavi
Mehr Makhdoom Malik
all 5 directors
Accounts type: Group
Region: Greater London
Address: 68 King William Street
London
EC4N 7HR

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 June 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 18 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 4 July 2026

Charges

Total: 27
Outstanding: 1
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 26

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Wardell, Stephen

Director · Appointed 21 May 2026

British

Born October 1963 (63)

Nabavi, Annette Patricia, Dr

Director · Appointed 1 May 2026

Also at Eleco Public Limited Company, Iomart Group PLC, Women in Telecoms and Technology (Witt) Limited · more companies

British

Born April 1952 (74)

One Advisory Limited

Corporate Secretary · Appointed 1 July 2024

Also at Lola's Cupcakes Limited, Lola's Cupcakes (Holdings) Limited, Flower & White Limited · more companies

Malik, Mehr Makhdoom

Director · Appointed 16 January 2023

Also at Norman Broadbent Executive Search Limited, Society Limited

British

Born October 1978 (48)

Davidson, Kevin Graeme

Director · Appointed 6 September 2021

Also at Norman Broadbent Executive Search Limited, Operation Eyesight UK Limited, Society Limited · more companies

British

Born November 1972

Searle, Peter

Director · Appointed 25 June 2021

Also at Norman Broadbent Executive Search Limited

British

Born June 1962 (64)

Officer history (46 former)

21 May 2026

Appointed Wardell, Stephen as Director

20 May 2026

Resigned Kempster, Jonathan as Director

1 May 2026

Appointed Nabavi, Annette Patricia, Dr as Director

5 March 2026

Resigned Vaishampayan, Devyani as Director

1 July 2024

Appointed One Advisory Limited as Corporate Secretary

1 July 2024

Resigned Malik, Mehr Makhdoom as Secretary

29 June 2023

Resigned Mcanena, Fiona as Director

1 June 2023

Appointed Kempster, Jonathan as Director

24 May 2023

Appointed Malik, Mehr Makhdoom as Secretary

24 May 2023

Resigned Gould, Catherin Leigh as Secretary

16 January 2023

Appointed Malik, Mehr Makhdoom as Director

29 November 2022

Appointed Gould, Catherin Leigh as Secretary

29 November 2022

Resigned Robinson, Richard Graham as Secretary

23 August 2022

Resigned Smith, Stephen James as Director

11 May 2022

Resigned Hickmore, Angela Genevieve as Director

7 February 2022

Appointed Vaishampayan, Devyani as Director

6 September 2021

Appointed Davidson, Kevin Graeme as Director

12 August 2021

Appointed Hickmore, Angela Genevieve as Director

12 July 2021

Resigned Brennan, Michael John as Director

25 June 2021

Resigned Howarth, Alan Miles as Director

25 June 2021

Appointed Searle, Peter as Director

26 August 2020

Resigned Stephens, Brian Robert as Director

1 August 2020

Appointed Howarth, Alan Miles as Director

11 April 2020

Resigned Gerrand, William James Albert as Director

30 March 2020

Appointed Smith, Stephen James as Director

28 September 2018

Resigned Carter, Frank as Director

28 September 2018

Appointed Mcanena, Fiona as Director

5 October 2017

Appointed Gerrand, William James Albert as Director

4 October 2017

Resigned Webber, James William John as Director

19 September 2016

Resigned Bentley, Scanes Charles as Director

19 September 2016

Resigned Robinson, Richard Graham as Director

19 September 2016

Appointed Carter, Frank as Director

25 April 2016

Appointed Brennan, Michael John as Director

30 June 2015

Resigned O'Brien, Susan as Director

30 June 2015

Resigned Casey, Pierce Augustan as Director

22 May 2015

Appointed Bentley, Scanes Charles as Director

1 April 2015

Resigned Cameron, Janet as Director

10 March 2015

Resigned Lakefield, Bruce Richard as Director

30 September 2014

Appointed Webber, James William John as Director

30 March 2014

Resigned Felton, Benjamin Thomas as Director

31 May 2011

Resigned Garner, Andrew Charles as Director

31 May 2011

Resigned Bartle, John as Director

29 June 2010

Appointed Felton, Benjamin Thomas as Director

29 June 2010

Appointed Stephens, Brian Robert as Director

29 June 2010

Appointed Casey, Pierce Augustan as Director

29 June 2010

Appointed Cameron, Janet as Director

31 January 2007

Appointed O'Brien, Susan as Director

31 January 2007

Resigned Hingley, Roger Stuart as Director

23 December 2002

Appointed Robinson, Richard Graham as Director

15 August 2002

Resigned Thompson, Hugh Reginald Patrick as Director

18 February 2002

Resigned Kantor, Kazimiera Teresa as Director

4 November 2000

Appointed Thompson, Hugh Reginald Patrick as Director

4 November 2000

Appointed Bartle, John as Director

4 November 2000

Appointed Lakefield, Bruce Richard as Director

4 November 2000

Resigned Mill, Douglas as Director

4 November 2000

Appointed Kantor, Kazimiera Teresa as Director

31 July 2000

Resigned Stevenson, Timothy William as Director

31 March 2000

Resigned Trenter, Ronald Charles as Director

27 October 1999

Resigned Rentoul, James Alexander as Director

15 June 1998

Appointed Garner, Andrew Charles as Director

15 June 1998

Appointed Rentoul, James Alexander as Director

1 April 1998

Appointed Mill, Douglas as Director

1 April 1998

Appointed Robinson, Richard Graham as Secretary

1 April 1998

Resigned Steven, Ian William as Secretary

1 April 1998

Resigned Steven, Ian William as Director

1 April 1998

Appointed Hingley, Roger Stuart as Director

18 June 1997

Resigned Barclay, Stephen John as Director

1 February 1996

Resigned Upton, John Edward as Director

1 January 1996

Appointed Stevenson, Timothy William as Director

30 September 1995

Resigned Hodkinson, James Clifford as Director

1 June 1995

Appointed Steven, Ian William as Secretary

1 June 1995

Resigned Harding, David George as Secretary

6 April 1995

Resigned Gould, Jeffrey Norman as Director

15 March 1995

Appointed Trenter, Ronald Charles as Director

30 September 1994

Appointed Barclay, Stephen John as Director

27 September 1994

Resigned Jones, Alan Arnold as Director

4 July 1994

Resigned Frost, Geoffrey Lionel as Director

1 June 1994

Appointed Harding, David George as Secretary

31 May 1994

Resigned Armitage, John Anthony as Secretary

17 May 1994

Appointed Jones, Alan Arnold as Director

13 May 1994

Resigned Vinton, Anna Marie as Director

21 March 1994

Appointed Frost, Geoffrey Lionel as Director

21 March 1994

Appointed Vinton, Anna Marie as Director

25 January 1993

Appointed Hodkinson, James Clifford as Director

25 January 1993

Resigned Bell, John Robin Sinclair as Director

25 January 1993

Resigned Watts, Alan Martin as Director

25 January 1993

Resigned Whittington, Christopher Mark John as Director

25 January 1993

Appointed Steven, Ian William as Director

25 January 1993

Appointed Gould, Jeffrey Norman as Director

25 June 1992

Resigned Armitage, John Anthony as Director

14 August 1991

Resigned Bonney, Michael George as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Holdings 2

Companies where Norman Broadbent PLC is registered as a person with significant control

Norman Broadbent Executive Search Limited

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Society Limited

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Former controllers (1)

11 May 2021

Ceased Downing LLP — Owns 25–50% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
6 August 2026	Statement of capital following an allotment of shares
16 July 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	4 July 2026
20 June 2026	Group of companies' accounts	31 December 2025
5 June 2026	Memorandum and Articles of Association
5 June 2026	Resolutions