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Halifax Socialist Halls Limited

Halifax Socialist Halls Limited is an active UK company (number 00141378), incorporated 1915, with 1 current director, Michael James Barnes. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Audrey Smith 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. David Draycott 2006-2018 Director View profile
  3. Higgins, Michael Donald, Councillor 2003-2004 Director View profile
  4. Pauline Margaret Leach 2003-2018 Director View profile
  5. Margaret Mary Francis 2003-2018 Director View profile
  6. Marjorie Fletcher 2003-2006 Director View profile
  7. Jack Oade 1994-2006 Director View profile
  8. Thomas Lawler 2002 Director View profile
  9. David Helliwell 2002 Director View profile
  10. Bernard Ward 1993 Director View profile
  11. Laura Annie Mitchell 1996 Director View profile
  12. Robert George Metcalfe 2005 Director View profile
  13. Joseph Tolan 2002 Director View profile
  14. Albert Berry 1994 Director View profile
  15. Mohammad Naeem 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  16. Richard Harvey Ward 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  17. Marion Simone Batten 1994-2004 Secretary View profile
  18. Thomas Joseph Mcelroy 1994-2002 Secretary View profile
  19. Harry Gordon Geoffrey Nevill 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/08/1915

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.

Group

  1. Halifax Socialist Halls Limited is controlled by Robert George Metcalfe
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2026-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robert George Metcalfe.

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
£87,728
Total assets
£87,786
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity 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.

1 directors on the board

8.5y median 8.5y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00141378
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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