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Ashtead Engineering Company Limited

Ashtead Engineering Company Limited is an active UK company (number 00541377), incorporated 1954, with 2 current directors, Nicholas Harvey and Matthew Parry. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 6

  1. Karen Ann Morrell 1993-2019 Director View profile
  2. Corinne Mary Lloyd-Harvey 1993-2019 Director View profile
  3. James Ernest Heaver 2003 Director View profile
  4. Michael Paul Harvey 2019 Director View profile
  5. James Gray 1993 Director View profile
  6. John Burton Morrell 2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/12/1954

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Ashtead Engineering Company Limited is controlled by John Burton Morrell
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-09-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Burton Morrell.

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
£558,924
Total assets
£1,134,322
Cash
£25,892
Employees
0.24
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £35,124 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £27,387
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £7,737

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £7,7372022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £27,3872021-11-25
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.

2 directors on the board

7.1y median 7.1y
average tenure
7.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Dormant 2Finance 2

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
00541377
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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