Company
Bennett Opie,Limited
Bennett Opie,Limited is an active UK company (number 00124503), incorporated 1912, with 9 current directors including Lee Gordon and William James Davies. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Lee GordonDirector · since 2023
- William James DaviesDirector · since 2016
- Mark James GodleyDirector · since 2016
- Christopher Ian William OpieDirector · since 2015
- Paul Anthony FoxDirector · since 2001
- Reverend David Ian Bennett OpieDirector · since 1992
- Judith Margaret WittamsDirector
- Philip Gerard OpieDirector
- William Jean OpieDirector
- Lee GordonSecretary · since 2023
Previous officers 9
- Darril Geoffrey Ling 2016-2019 View profile
- Stuart Anthony Bailey 2011-2023 View profile
- Betty Annie Opie 2006-2007 View profile
- Michael Gerald William Stringer 2006-2025 View profile
- Derek Arthur White 1997-2016 View profile
- Jeannine Alice Opie 2019 View profile
- Derek William Opie 2009 View profile
- Stephen Patrick Ward 1997-2023 View profile
- Brenda Brook 2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/09/1912
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.
- Bennett Opie Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Bennett Opie,Limited
is controlled by Bennett Opie Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
The PSC filings above Bennett Opie,Limited loop back on themselves; the chain is shown as far as it can be followed safely.
3 other companies in this group
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
- £21,979,312
- Total assets
- £20,149,784
- Cash
- £1,128,792
- Employees
- 141
- Turnover
- £52,678,279
- Profit/loss
- £2,424,283
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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
- Lee Gordon Director · appointed 2023
- Christopher Ian William Opie Director · appointed 2015
- William James Davies Director · appointed 2016
- Judith Margaret Wittams Director
- Philip Gerard Opie Director
- Paul Anthony Fox Director · appointed 2001
- Mark James Godley Director · appointed 2016
- Reverend David Ian Bennett Opie Director · appointed 1992
- William Jean Opie Director
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Ian William Opie Director · appointed 2015
- William James Davies Director · appointed 2016
- Paul Anthony Fox Director · appointed 2001
- Mark James Godley Director · appointed 2016
- Reverend David Ian Bennett Opie Director · appointed 1992
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- William James Davies Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (8)
- Lee Gordon Director · appointed 2023
- Christopher Ian William Opie Director · appointed 2015
- Judith Margaret Wittams Director
- Philip Gerard Opie Director
- Paul Anthony Fox Director · appointed 2001
- Mark James Godley Director · appointed 2016
- Reverend David Ian Bennett Opie Director · appointed 1992
- William Jean Opie Director
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00124503
- 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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