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Company · Nottinghamshire

W & J Linney Limited

Printing n.e.c.

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Gordon Fryett 2014-2017 Director View profile
  2. David Simpson Hibbert 2009-2012 Director View profile
  3. Paul Richard Biddle 2002-2017 Director View profile
  4. Michael Fisher 2001-2002 Director View profile
  5. Stewart Edward Rickersey 2000-2001 Director View profile
  6. John Wilson Bewick 2008 Director View profile
  7. Ian Stanley Cash Linney 2013 Director View profile
  8. John Harwood Cash Linney 2008 Director View profile
  9. Martyn Vernon Unwin 1998 Director View profile
  10. Carl Darren Drake 2012-2018 Secretary View profile
  11. Robert Roy Neilson Munro 2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £67,200 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • UOW977 lot 2 Storage and Fulfilment Buyer: University of Worcester £67,200 2026-04-08 CPV 79800000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Lot 2 will cover the storage and fulfilment of University prospectus packs, offer-holder packs and the printing of other associated recruitment materials such as the WorcLife offer-holder magazine.

About

What it does
Printing n.e.c.; Information technology consultancy activities; Management consultancy activities other than financial management; specialised design activities
Incorporated
31/08/1914
Registered office
Nottinghamshire
Previous names
W.& J.Linney,Limited (until 20/10/2016)

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.

  • WJL Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. W & J Linney Limited is controlled by WJL Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. WJL Group Limited is controlled by Nicholas Steven Linney
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 25-50% shares (trust), 75-100% voting, 25-50% voting (trust), appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Steven Linney.

13 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.

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.

3 directors on the board

26.2y median 26.2y
average tenure
30.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
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.

Dormant 12Manufacturing 11Finance 4Professional services 3Education 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
00137552
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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