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C. Butt Limited

Freight transport by road

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Peter David Ginns 2013-2018 Director View profile
  2. Karl Clive Hodgkinson 2003-2016 Director View profile
  3. John Richard Reeds 2001-2013 Director View profile
  4. William Harry Butt 2004 Director View profile
  5. Clive Albert William Hodgkinson 2016 Director View profile
  6. John Butt 2003 Director View profile
  7. Cyril Starr 1992 Director View profile
  8. Sylvia Jessie Gayton 2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Freight transport by road
Incorporated
05/02/1955
Registered office
Northampton

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.

Group

  1. C. Butt Limited is controlled by Peter David Ginns
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-06-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter David Ginns.

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
£2,803,728
Total assets
£2,803,728
Cash
£4,309,295
Employees
92
Turnover
£13,487,216
Profit/loss
-£275,105

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.

4 directors on the board

27.3y median 29.5y
average tenure
31.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Finance 8Property 5Professional services 4Transport 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

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
00544246
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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