Company
Devon Contractors Limited
Devon Contractors Limited is an active UK company (number 00533232), incorporated 1954, with 5 current directors including Andrew Hoare and Stuart O'Higgins. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Nicholas Michael England 2007-2024 View profile
- Daryn John Hunt 2007-2024 View profile
- Peter John Hilson 2007 View profile
- Nigel Albert Cann 1995 View profile
- Ian Trevor Buckland 2007 View profile
- Graham Douglas Murrin 2003 View profile
- Bernard John Lambell 1994 View profile
- John Manning Colthorpe 1993 View profile
- John Henry Lucas 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contract · £9,738,940 totalFrom 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.
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Adult Social Care Facility - Meadow View
Design and construction of new single storey adult day and residential care facility including external works and associated infrastructure located off Outland Road, Plymouth in accordance with JCT D&B Contract dated 19th September 2025. Pr…
About
- Incorporated
- 13/05/1954
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.
- Devon Contractors (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-02-01 - Grindle LTD ceased 2017-06-30
50-75% shares (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Devon Contractors Limited
is controlled by Devon Contractors (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register - Devon Contractors (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by Shaun Okey Bennington
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-10-08, ceased 2022-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Shaun Okey Bennington.
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
- £1,596,025
- Total assets
- £1,676,047
- Cash
- £4,470,861
- Employees
- 32
- Turnover
- £23,023,622
- Profit/loss
- £341,463
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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
- Shaun Okey Bennington Director · appointed 1997
- Peter Thomas Alderson Director · appointed 2007
- Andrew Hoare Director · appointed 2024
- Stuart O'Higgins Director · appointed 2024
- Nigel Robert Whelan Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Shaun Okey Bennington Director · appointed 1997
- Peter Thomas Alderson Director · appointed 2007
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Shaun Okey Bennington Director · appointed 1997
- Peter Thomas Alderson Director · appointed 2007
- Andrew Hoare Director · appointed 2024
- Stuart O'Higgins Director · appointed 2024
- Nigel Robert Whelan Director · appointed 2024
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00533232
- 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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