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Darley Limited

Darley Limited is an active UK company (number 00405648), incorporated 1946, with 2 current directors, Jamieson Towers and Steven Richard Tawn. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 22

  1. Mark Taylor 2013-2015 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Blake 2007-2020 Director View profile
  3. Michael Hobster 2007-2012 Director View profile
  4. Roy Cotton 2007-2013 Director View profile
  5. Amanda Louise Barlow 2007-2015 Director View profile
  6. Stewart Kelvin Hughes 2007-2025 Director View profile
  7. Robert Whiteside 2006-2007 Director View profile
  8. Clinton Edwin Everard 2006-2007 Director View profile
  9. Cormac O Tighearnaigh 2004-2006 Director View profile
  10. Roy Edward Cotton 1997-2006 Director View profile
  11. John William Alton 1997-2025 Director View profile
  12. Peter Eugene Lynch 1995-2000 Director View profile
  13. James Joseph Coll 1992-2004 Director View profile
  14. Patrick James Crean 1991-1998 Director View profile
  15. Ian Ross Clapp 1994 Director View profile
  16. Joseph Christopher Curtis 1991 Director View profile
  17. Brian Hayward 1996 Director View profile
  18. William Alexander Welch 2001 Director View profile
  19. Beaufort Nelson Loane 2006 Director View profile
  20. Marrons Consultancies Limited 1998-2007 Corporate-secretary View profile
  21. Philip Leslie Slocombe 1991-1991 Secretary View profile
  22. David John Richard Palmer 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/03/1946

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.

  • John William Alton ceased 2022-07-05
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Stewart Kelvin Hughes ceased 2022-07-05
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Darley Trade Holdings Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-09-29
  • Darley Holdings Limited ceased 2023-09-29
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2022-07-05

Group

  1. Darley Limited is controlled by John William Alton
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-07-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John William Alton.

4 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £2,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • HM Revenue & Customs · £2,000

Most recent

  • HM Revenue & Customs £2,0002021-04-21
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.

2 directors on the board

8.2y median 8.2y
average tenure
10.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 3

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00405648
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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