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Lightowler Limited

Lightowler Limited is an active UK company (number 00413143), incorporated 1946, with 5 current directors including Adrienne Kay Westerdale and Ben Stephen Foster. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. David Paul Atkinson 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Victoria Jane Roberts 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Alan Ward 2004-2010 Director View profile
  4. Angela Kate Needler 1999-2005 Director View profile
  5. Julie Greensides 1998-2011 Director View profile
  6. James Christopher Needler 1998-2005 Director View profile
  7. Joel Timothy Davy 1996-2004 Director View profile
  8. Alistair John Needler 1993-2009 Director View profile
  9. Rosalyn May Lightowler 1993-2018 Director View profile
  10. Richard Harrison-Topham 1997 Director View profile
  11. Charles Thomas Lightowler 2018 Director View profile
  12. John Gordon Lightowler 2005 Director View profile
  13. Michael Andrew Crabtree 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  14. Dennis Monkman 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/06/1946

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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 Gordon Lightowler ceased 2018-11-30
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-05
  • Charles Thomas Lightowler ceased 2018-11-30
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-05
  • David Paul Atkinson ceased 2018-11-30
    significant influence · notified 2016-09-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Rosalyn May Lightowler ceased 2018-11-30
    significant influence · notified 2016-09-05
  • Lightowler Holdings Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-11-30
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Lightowler Limited is controlled by John Gordon Lightowler
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-05, ceased 2018-11-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Gordon Lightowler.

1 other company 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
£336,396
Total assets
£354,773
Cash
£387
Employees
224
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.

Grants received

1 grant · £1,000 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

  • Department for Education · £1,000

Most recent

  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
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.

5 directors on the board

5.5y median 3.6y
average tenure
16.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Dormant 14Business services 7Finance 6Construction 2

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
00413143
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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