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British Furniture Association LTD

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Previous officers 52

  1. James Thomas Heese 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Ian Peers 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Anthony Everist 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. John Gregory Hilliard 2017-2022 Director View profile
  5. Stuart Chadwick 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. John Woolley 2013-2022 Director View profile
  7. Jacqueline Ann Bazeley 2011-2019 Director View profile
  8. Matthew James O'Flynn 2010-2019 Director View profile
  9. Gordon Reid Munro 2007-2016 Director View profile
  10. Vernon Wayne Goldberg 2007-2018 Director View profile
  11. Robin Graham Maslen 2007-2010 Director View profile
  12. Andrew John Mitchell 2006-2013 Director View profile
  13. David John Salmon 2005-2018 Director View profile
  14. Paul Ronald Lamb 2003-2009 Director View profile
  15. John Playsted Alston 2003-2015 Director View profile
  16. Eric Nigel Coates 2003-2005 Director View profile
  17. Paul Jordan 2003-2006 Director View profile
  18. Jerome Richard Bartlett 2002-2005 Director View profile
  19. Simon Piers Gilbert 2000-2006 Director View profile
  20. John Edward Dunthorne 2000-2003 Director View profile
  21. Dr David Graham Hawkridge 1999-2005 Director View profile
  22. Alan Murray 1997-2000 Director View profile
  23. Robert William Bryon 1997-2003 Director View profile
  24. Stephen Thomas Harrington 1997-2003 Director View profile
  25. John Guy Michael Sullivan 1995-2003 Director View profile
  26. Stephen David Parsons 1995-2000 Director View profile
  27. Barry Ketley Munton 1995-2001 Director View profile
  28. Anthony Clough Hallas 1994-1995 Director View profile
  29. Robin Clifford Audritt 1994-1995 Director View profile
  30. Adrian Hill 1993-1996 Director View profile
  31. Thomas Charles Rudolph Jourdan 1992-1997 Director View profile
  32. Raymond Hugh Leigh 1992-1999 Director View profile
  33. Charles Edward Francis Brett 1992-1996 Director View profile
  34. John Mclachlan 1992-1994 Director View profile
  35. William Murray Jackson 1992-1997 Director View profile
  36. June Evans 1992-1992 Director View profile
  37. Peter George Keen 1992-1995 Director View profile
  38. John Frederick Farrington 1992-1992 Director View profile
  39. George Mitchell 2011 Director View profile
  40. Trevor Thornton Evans 1992 Director View profile
  41. Peter Bromwell Frayling 1992 Director View profile
  42. David Lane 1992 Director View profile
  43. Alan Frederick Playsted Alston 1999 Director View profile
  44. Eric Yeo 1992 Director View profile
  45. Ian Douglas Brewster 1992 Director View profile
  46. Keith Beckett 1992 Director View profile
  47. David Freeland 1992 Director View profile
  48. William Alfred Davis 1992 Director View profile
  49. Kenneth George Hillier 1997 Director View profile
  50. Sean Holt 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  51. Roger John Mason 1997-2011 Secretary View profile
  52. Geoffrey Stephen John Fall 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Incorporated
21/02/1949
Registered office
Banbury
Previous names
BFM Limited (until 19/12/2024)

Ownership

Owned by (9) 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.

  • Nicholas Mark Garratt
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-12-03
  • Philip Spademan
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2023-06-20
  • Paul Richard James
    significant influence · notified 2024-06-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jacqueline Ann Bazeley ceased 2018-12-03
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Brian Joseph Ahern ceased 2024-06-12
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-09-22
  • Matthew James O'Flynn ceased 2018-06-01
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-09-22
  • John Woolley ceased 2022-11-01
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-12-03 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Sean Holt ceased 2023-04-27
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2022-01-27
  • Ian Peers ceased 2024-06-12
    significant influence · notified 2023-01-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. British Furniture Association LTD is controlled by Nicholas Mark Garratt
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-12-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Mark Garratt.

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
£3,822,373
Total assets
£4,148,801
Cash
£196,510
Employees
4
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £12,000 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 International Trade · £12,000

Most recent

  • Department for International Trade £12,0002019-04-01
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.

12 directors on the board

9.7y median 7.2y
average tenure
24.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (10)

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.

Manufacturing 10Professional services 10Retail and trade 4Other services 3Property 2Hospitality 1Transport 1Utilities 1

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
00464817
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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