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A.E.Spink Limited

A.E.Spink Limited is an active UK company (number 00214637), incorporated 1926, with 4 current directors including Paul Liam Irwin and Simon James Biltcliffe. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Andrew Nigel Harrison 2014-2015 Director View profile
  2. Michael Graham Lunn 2009-2018 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Dillon 2008-2009 Director View profile
  4. Robert Copley 2007-2007 Director View profile
  5. James Arthur Price 2012 Director View profile
  6. Michael Mannion 2001 Director View profile
  7. Matthew Ian Harrison 2024 Director View profile
  8. John Sampson Harrison 1997 Director View profile
  9. Evelyn Harrison 2005 Director View profile
  10. John Michael Harrison 1996 Director View profile
  11. Mark Andrew Oakley 2002-2008 Secretary View profile
  12. Brian Martin Harrison 2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/06/1926

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Nicholas Martin Harrison ceased 2024-08-12
    25-50% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Matthew Ian Harrison ceased 2024-08-12
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Pamela Harrison ceased 2024-08-12
    25-50% shares · notified 2022-10-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • A.E. Spink (Holdings) Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-08-12

Group

  1. A.E.Spink Limited is controlled by Nicholas Martin Harrison
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-08-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Martin Harrison.

2 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
£27,688,639
Total assets
£30,854,247
Cash
£8,411,803
Employees
179
Turnover
£71,624,113
Profit/loss
£3,449,545

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-11-30£71,624,113£27,688,639
2025-11-30£71,624,113£27,688,639

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. 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

8.5y median 8.3y
average tenure
13.6y
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.

Finance 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00214637
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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