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Maher Limited

Maher Limited is an active UK company (number 00508859), incorporated 1952, with 5 current directors including Scott Fraser and Andrew Steven Oliver. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Edward Mark Hayton 2011-2015 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Mark Panther 2006-2009 Director View profile
  3. Philip Michael Goy 2005-2006 Director View profile
  4. Paul Charles Singleton 2002-2002 Director View profile
  5. Stuart Martin Firth 2002-2004 Director View profile
  6. John Martin Foreman 1998-2010 Director View profile
  7. Peter Howard Thornton-Smith 1992-2003 Director View profile
  8. Roy Smith 1991-2003 Director View profile
  9. Stephen David Maher 2026 Director View profile
  10. John Michael Fenton 2003 Director View profile
  11. James Roberts 1999 Director View profile
  12. Michele Holmes 2004-2010 Secretary View profile
  13. Sally-Ann Singleton 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/06/1952

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. Maher Limited is controlled by Liopleurodon Capital Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Liopleurodon Capital Limited is controlled by Stephen David Maher
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares · notified 2016-08-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen David Maher.

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

14 grants · £1,620,232 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £975,310 (7 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £644,923 (7 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £18,9552023-07-27
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £2,6242023-07-27
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £75,1442022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £47,1402022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £380,3412022-04-01
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

16.6y median 19.8y
average tenure
22.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 4Finance 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00508859
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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