Company · Sussex
Adams of RYE Limited
Printing n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Printing n.e.c.; Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores; Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores; Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
- Incorporated
- 13/10/1952
- Registered office
- Sussex
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.
- Ian James Foster
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-10-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Janet Elizabeth Ridpath
25-50% shares · notified 2020-10-20
Group
- Adams of RYE Limited
is controlled by Ian James Foster
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-10-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ian James Foster.
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
- £1,266,103
- Total assets
- £1,526,877
- Cash
- £31,185
- Employees
- 15
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
1 directors on the board
- Ian James Foster Director
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
- Appointment dates missing for much of the board
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control; confirming appointment dates on the public register.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00512255
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/10/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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