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F.Ball and CO. Limited

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

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Previous officers 11

  1. Mark Hughes 2016-2024 Director View profile
  2. John David Hibbert 2003-2019 Director View profile
  3. David Francis O'Sullivan 2000-2006 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Peter Tubby 2000-2021 Director View profile
  5. Edward Albert Tookey 2003 Director View profile
  6. Geoffrey Walter Ball 2015 Director View profile
  7. Edward Gerald Palmer 2002 Director View profile
  8. Francis Charles Ball 1999 Director View profile
  9. Ian Norman King 2001-2012 Secretary View profile
  10. Julian Martin Pearce 1992-2001 Secretary View profile
  11. Jack Ernest Davis 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/12/1933

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. F.Ball and CO. Limited is controlled by F Ball Enterprises Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. F Ball Enterprises Limited is controlled by Deborah Ann Tatton
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-11-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Deborah Ann Tatton.

6 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
£73,486,121
Total assets
£69,837,928
Cash
£37,780,125
Employees
148
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£10,221,193

Filed as Group 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.

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.

6 directors on the board

10.8y median 9.7y
average tenure
24.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 5Finance 3Dormant 2Hospitality 1Professional services 1Tech and media 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00282893
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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