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The Ashford Cattle Market Company Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Ian William Kemsley 2000-2020 Director View profile
Charles Alan Mcdonald 1999-2021 Director View profile
Edward David Chantler 1996-2007 Director View profile
Robert James Lightfoot 1996-2008 Director View profile
Timothy Gerald Pallister Young 2010 Director View profile
Geoffrey Brenton Richards 1999 Director View profile
Thomas Anthony Denne 2009 Director View profile
David Albert John Thompson 2007 Director View profile
William Eric Jeanes 2013 Director View profile
David Howard 1999 Director View profile
David Graham Fifield 2013-2020 Secretary View profile
John Stuart Lowings 2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 25/09/1856

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.

Hobbs Parker 2011 LLP ceased 2020-12-16
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

The Ashford Cattle Market Company Limited is controlled by Hobbs Parker 2011 LLP
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-12-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
Hobbs Parker 2011 LLP is controlled by Hobbs Parker Ventures Limited
Evidence
ceased significant influence (LLP) · notified 2016-06-30, ceased 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hobbs Parker Ventures Limited.

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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.

Financials

Net assets: £6,115,474
Total assets: £8,458,613
Cash: £492,663
Employees: 9
Turnover: £994,550
Profit/loss: £233,586

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

9 directors on the board

Peter Douglas Boyd Director · appointed 2021
Sam Snart Director · appointed 2008
Sarah Ann Helen Geering Director · appointed 2020
Jonathan Bayne Rimmer Director · appointed 2007
Trevor John Richards Director · appointed 2000
Andrew David Barr Director · appointed 2023
Richard James Charles Thompson Director · appointed 2007
Stephen Furnival Director · appointed 2010
William John Redman Geering Director · appointed 2009

14.4y median 17.1y

average tenure

26.5y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Sam Snart Director · appointed 2008
Jonathan Bayne Rimmer Director · appointed 2007
Trevor John Richards Director · appointed 2000
Richard James Charles Thompson Director · appointed 2007
Stephen Furnival Director · appointed 2010
William John Redman Geering Director · appointed 2009

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Trevor John Richards Director · appointed 2000

Portfolio (8)

Peter Douglas Boyd Director · appointed 2021
Sam Snart Director · appointed 2008
Sarah Ann Helen Geering Director · appointed 2020
Jonathan Bayne Rimmer Director · appointed 2007
Andrew David Barr Director · appointed 2023
Richard James Charles Thompson Director · appointed 2007
Stephen Furnival Director · appointed 2010
William John Redman Geering Director · appointed 2009

Also govern a charity

Stephen Furnival Cecilia Pearson, Southland's Educational Charity, Charity for Almshouses (1-4 Elizabeth Cottages), The Southlands Almshouse Charity

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.

Agriculture 6Property 6Finance 2Business services 1Dormant 1Professional services 1Retail and trade 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

Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 00000118
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Edition: Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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