Company
Leay Limited
Leay Limited is an active UK company (number 00327747), incorporated 1937, with 3 current directors including David Richard Pettett and Foram Varsani. 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 16
- Kanji Lakhman Hirani 2011-2026 View profile
- Norman Henry Springett 1994-1997 View profile
- Richard Andrew Konopa 1992-1998 View profile
- May Florence Lea 1992 View profile
- Trevor Wale 2011 View profile
- Michael William Shave 1993 View profile
- James Hodges 2015 View profile
- Robert Marcus Lea 2001 View profile
- Susan Ann Lea 1998 View profile
- Kanji Hirani 2010-2026 View profile
- Economic Traders LTD 2009-2010 View profile
- Surya Varsani 2005-2009 View profile
- Brian Robert Lea 1999-2005 View profile
- Carmen Taylor 1999-1999 View profile
- John Michael Hughes 1998-1999 View profile
- Anthony Roger Harnden 1992 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/05/1937
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.
- Kanji Lakhman Hirani
significant influence · notified 2018-03-20
Group
- Leay Limited
is controlled by Kanji Lakhman Hirani
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2018-03-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Kanji Lakhman Hirani.
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
- £1,011,432
- Total assets
- £1,096,782
- Cash
- £1,134,500
- Employees
- 35
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.
3 directors on the board
- David Richard Pettett Director · appointed 2025
- James Norman Matthews Director · appointed 2009
- Foram Varsani Director · appointed 2009
Directors past 6 years
- James Norman Matthews Director · appointed 2009
- Foram Varsani Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- David Richard Pettett Director · appointed 2025
- James Norman Matthews Director · appointed 2009
- Foram Varsani Director · appointed 2009
Left in the last 12 months
- Kanji Lakhman Hirani Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2026
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
- 00327747
- 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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