Company
W M Heap & Partners Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Roger James Davey 2005-2017 View profile
- Alastair Maxwell Stoddart 2005-2007 View profile
- Jeremy Charles Bignell 1994-2017 View profile
- Hubert Keith Turner 2005 View profile
- Brian Billington 2004 View profile
- Malcolm Read Pennington 2006-2019 View profile
- Nicholas James O'Donovan 2004-2006 View profile
- Alan Vincent Turner 2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/08/1915
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.
- Jane Felicity Bignell
25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- W M Heap & Partners Limited
is controlled by Jane Felicity Bignell
Evidence
active 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Jane Felicity Bignell.
1 other company 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
- £5,718,567
- Total assets
- £7,240,108
- Cash
- £69,452
- Employees
- 0.01
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Not reported | £5,718,567 |
| 2025-03-31 | Not reported | £5,511,022 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Patricia Anne Hunter Director
- Jane Felicity Bignell Director · appointed 2001
- Hamish George Downer Director · appointed 2011
- Benjamin Charles Harper Hunter Director · appointed 2011
Directors past 6 years
- Jane Felicity Bignell Director · appointed 2001
- Hamish George Downer Director · appointed 2011
- Benjamin Charles Harper Hunter Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Patricia Anne Hunter Director
- Jane Felicity Bignell Director · appointed 2001
- Hamish George Downer Director · appointed 2011
Portfolio (1)
- Benjamin Charles Harper Hunter Director · appointed 2011
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
- 00141341
- 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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