Company
Ashbrooks (House Furnishers) Limited
Ashbrooks (House Furnishers) Limited is an active UK company (number 00244723), incorporated 1930, with 4 current directors including Helen Christine Sherlock and Janet Susan O'Brien. 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 2
- Peter Ashbrook 1997-2017 View profile
- William Arnold Ashbrook 2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/01/1930
Ownership
Owned by (6) 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.
- George Derek Ashbrook
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Janet Susan O'Brien
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2020-12-24 - Helen Christine Sherlock
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2020-12-24 - Peter Ashbrook ceased 2017-07-20
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Anthony Patrick Hall ceased 2020-12-24
50-75% shares · notified 2017-07-20 - Zahra Itrat Siddiqui ceased 2020-12-24
50-75% shares · notified 2017-07-20
Group
- Ashbrooks (House Furnishers) Limited
is controlled by George Derek Ashbrook
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by George Derek Ashbrook.
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
- £619,555
- Total assets
- £626,128
- Cash
- £46,461
- Employees
- 8
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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
- Helen Christine Sherlock Director · appointed 2023
- Christopher John O'Brien Director · appointed 1997
- George Derek Ashbrook Director · appointed 1997
- Janet Susan O'Brien Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher John O'Brien Director · appointed 1997
- George Derek Ashbrook Director · appointed 1997
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Christopher John O'Brien Director · appointed 1997
- George Derek Ashbrook Director · appointed 1997
- Janet Susan O'Brien Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Helen Christine Sherlock Director · appointed 2023
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
- 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
- 00244723
- 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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