Company
Edward Clay & SON Limited
Edward Clay & SON Limited is an active UK company (number 00382424), incorporated 1943, with 6 current directors including Samantha Victoria Warrington and Lee Michael Spencer. 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 7
- Andrew Payne 2017-2021 View profile
- John Ward Drumey 2001-2016 View profile
- David James Mulligan 2000-2012 View profile
- Brian Pratt 1990-1999 View profile
- John Arthur Clay 2001 View profile
- Mary Clay 1992 View profile
- Alice Rosemary Clay 2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 28/08/1943
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Edward Haworth Clay
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2026-02-13 - John Hollings Clay ceased 2016-04-06
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Edward Clay & SON Limited
is controlled by Edward Haworth Clay
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2026-02-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Edward Haworth Clay.
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
- £3,173,485
- Total assets
- £4,578,873
- Cash
- £569,505
- Employees
- 58
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. 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
- John Hollings Clay Director · appointed 1997
- Sally Jane Brook Director · appointed 1990
- Luke Peter Clay Jackson Director · appointed 2016
- Samantha Victoria Warrington Director · appointed 2024
- Edward Haworth Clay Director
- Lee Michael Spencer Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- John Hollings Clay Director · appointed 1997
- Sally Jane Brook Director · appointed 1990
- Luke Peter Clay Jackson Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Sally Jane Brook Director · appointed 1990
- Luke Peter Clay Jackson Director · appointed 2016
- Samantha Victoria Warrington Director · appointed 2024
- Lee Michael Spencer Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (2)
- John Hollings Clay Director · appointed 1997
- Edward Haworth Clay Director
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
- 00382424
- 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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