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Parkinson - Spencer Refractories Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Godfrey Arthur Nield 2015-2018 Director View profile
  2. David Ferguson 2015-2022 Director View profile
  3. John Josiah Thompson Mcminn 1993-2001 Director View profile
  4. Kenneth Bingham 1992 Director View profile
  5. Donald Henry Parkinson 2009 Director View profile
  6. John Caswell 1999-2016 Secretary View profile
  7. Harry Thompson 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/07/1921

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Joanne Parkinson
    25-50% shares, appoints directors · notified 2020-06-18 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Simon Parkinson
    25-50% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-09-18 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David Edwin Parkinson ceased 2024-09-18
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-07

Group

  1. Parkinson - Spencer Refractories Limited is controlled by Joanne Parkinson
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, appoints directors · notified 2020-06-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Joanne Parkinson.

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
£3,001,317
Total assets
£3,144,242
Cash
£71,700
Employees
96
Turnover
£9,042,872
Profit/loss
-£718,898

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £17,393 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £11,067
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £6,327

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £11,0672022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £6,3272021-11-11
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

10.9y median 11.4y
average tenure
11.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Utilities 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
  • 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
00175597
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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