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Ernest DOE & Sons Limited

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

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Gregory Robert Ewing Forrest 2023-2023 Director View profile
Anthony Daniel Knight 2011-2018 Director View profile
Alan Ernest Doe 2014 Director View profile
David Gozzett 2004 Director View profile
John William Rawlings 1994 Director View profile
Hugh Doe 1991 Director View profile
Diana Christine Doe Marriott 2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

8 contracts · £1,655,355 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

GB-Barnet: TPPL London Borough of Barnet Council NEPO GM & P Lot 1 - Up to 3 Tractor (New) (29261) Buyer: London Borough of Barnet Council £279,000 2026-04-24 CPV 16700000 Source: Contracts Finder
Up to 3 Tractor (New)
GB-Huntingdon: TPPL Huntingdonshire District Council NEPO GM & P Lot 1 - 2 x Ride on Mower (Protected Operator Position) (New) (29738) Buyer: Huntingdonshire District Council £69,900 2026-02-13 CPV 16310000 Source: Contracts Finder
2 x Ride on Mower (Protected Operator Position) (New)
GB-Braintree: TPPL Braintree District Council NEPO GM & P Lot 1 - 18 x Various GMP Equipment (New) (28236) Buyer: Braintree District Council £679,312 2026-01-21 CPV 39300000 Source: Contracts Finder
18 x Various GMP Equipment (New)
GB-Slough: TPPL Slough Borough Council NEPO GM & P Lot 1 - 3 x Various Grounds Equipment (New) (27639) Buyer: Slough Borough Council £45,428 2025-10-14 CPV 16160000 Source: Contracts Finder
3 x Various Grounds Equipment (New)
Purchase of a Fleet of New Ride on Mowers Buyer: North East Lincolnshire Borough Council £221,715 2025-08-13 CPV 16310000 Source: Contracts Finder
North East Lincolnshire Council is seeking to purchase a Fleet of up to 9 (nine) New Ride on Mowers. The contracts for the fleet will be awarded in 4 Lots. Tenderers may bid for one, some or all Lots: Lot 1 - Supply of one (1) New Ride on …
HE23112 Supply of Spare Parts Training and Technical Back Up Support for Grounds Buyer: Greener Ealing Ltd £360,000 2025-07-01 CPV 43325100 Source: Contracts Finder
Greener Ealing Ltd have procured through TPPL NEPO214 Framework Agreement via a direct award process for the supply of spare parts training and technical Back Up Support for Grounds Equipment services. The contract has been awarded to ERNE…
HH annual order service and repair to plant and machinery inc tractors, trailers Buyer: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
Service and Maintenance of Fleet and Equipment for Hampstead Heath £60,000, plus vat., This will cover collection/delivery of equipment for service, any extra parts machines, with costs prior to any work being carried out. All year-round m…
NEPO214 - Grounds Maintenance, Equipment & Plant Buyer: The Association of North East Councils Limited Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
The Association of North East Councils, trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO), in partnership with The Procurement Partnership Ltd (TPPL), is awarding a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Agreement for Grounds Maintenan…

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About

Incorporated: 15/03/1947

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.

Colin Ernest Doe
appoints directors · notified 2016-06-16
DOE Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

Ernest DOE & Sons Limited is controlled by Colin Ernest Doe
Evidence
active appoints directors · notified 2016-06-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Colin Ernest Doe.

12 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

16 grants · £496,780 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £493,780 (15 grants)
Department for Education · £3,000

Most recent

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £35,5202024-04-01
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £89,9452024-04-01
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £17,1882024-04-01
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £49,1562023-04-01
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £8,7472023-04-01

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.

3 directors on the board

Graham Charles Kendrick Parker Director · appointed 2004
Angus Ernest Doe Director · appointed 2008
Colin Ernest Doe Director

20.1y median 20.1y

average tenure

22.2y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Graham Charles Kendrick Parker Director · appointed 2004
Angus Ernest Doe Director · appointed 2008

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Graham Charles Kendrick Parker Director · appointed 2004

Portfolio (2)

Angus Ernest Doe Director · appointed 2008
Colin Ernest Doe Director

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 14Property 4Finance 2Professional services 2Retail and trade 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.

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: 00431173
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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