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The Institute of Licensed Trade Stock Auditors LTD

The Institute of Licensed Trade Stock Auditors LTD is an active UK company (number 00520346), incorporated 1953, with 5 current directors including Guy Porteous and Paul Hunt. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 25

  1. Kate Watson 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Louise Ann Windsor 2014-2017 Director View profile
  3. Trevor Andrew Perrott 2009-2013 Director View profile
  4. Richard John Grafton 2008-2016 Director View profile
  5. Linda Margaret Arthur 2007-2008 Director View profile
  6. Anton Richard Ellender 2007-2010 Director View profile
  7. Robert John Sutton 2007-2007 Director View profile
  8. Rita Broadbent 2004-2009 Director View profile
  9. Michael Murdoch 2004-2017 Director View profile
  10. David John Owen Downard 2002-2004 Director View profile
  11. David Reginald Ganney 2002-2006 Director View profile
  12. Neil Johnson 2002-2003 Director View profile
  13. Patrick Simmons 1999-2001 Director View profile
  14. Alec Crighton 1999-2002 Director View profile
  15. Bruce Scott Thompson 1997-2005 Director View profile
  16. Christopher Frank Swift 1995-2020 Director View profile
  17. George William Giles 1993-2009 Director View profile
  18. Michael Charles Murdoch 2000 Director View profile
  19. John Leslie James Tandy 2002 Director View profile
  20. Peter Francais Card 1992 Director View profile
  21. Christopher St John Jones 1991 Director View profile
  22. Norman John Clements 1997 Director View profile
  23. Alan Brown 1995 Director View profile
  24. Brian Bob Daykin 1996 Director View profile
  25. Diane Elizabeth Swift 2004-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/06/1953

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Paul Hunt
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Ronald Arthur Foster
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Stephen Arthur Berry
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-08
  • John Brett Websdale
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-08
  • Christopher Frank Swift ceased 2020-07-17
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-08
  • Michael Murdoch ceased 2017-09-30
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • 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. The Institute of Licensed Trade Stock Auditors LTD is controlled by Paul Hunt
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-07-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Hunt.

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
£33,789
Total assets
£35,574
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as 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.

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

15.8y median 14.4y
average tenure
29.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Business services 2Hospitality 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
  • 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
00520346
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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