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Hugh Pearl (Land Drainage) Limited

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

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Adrian Rowell 2016-2026 Director View profile
Kathleen Jane Read 2013-2024 Director View profile
Andrew Leonard Hynds 2008-2024 Director View profile
Richard Ward 2004-2025 Director View profile
Colin Hart 2019 Director View profile
John William Pearl 2013 Director View profile
Margaret Aldington Pearl 1998 Director View profile
Julie Pailthorpe 2001-2007 Secretary View profile
Richard Edward Hughes 1996-2007 Secretary View profile
David Clare 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £315,000 total

From 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.

BBC0124 Sports Pitch Drainage Works at Waltham Cross Playing Field - AWARD Buyer: BBC - Environmental Services £0 2026-03-26 CPV 45232451 Source: Contracts Finder
As part of the Governments Levelling Up Programme (LUF) and Improving Public Health at Waltham Cross Playing Field the Council wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to undertake sports pitch drainage works at W…
Works and Maintenance of Watercourse and Related Assets Buyer: Epping Forest District Council £315,000 2021-07-05 CPV 45232430 Source: Contracts Finder
Works and Maintenance of Watercourse and Related Assets
Duston Reservoir Path Replacements Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
Reconstruction and reinforcement of failed paths.

About

Incorporated: 20/12/1955

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.

Kathleen Jane Read ceased 2024-01-22
significant influence · notified 2017-04-01
Pearl Group Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2024-01-22

Group

Hugh Pearl (Land Drainage) Limited is controlled by Kathleen Jane Read
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2017-04-01, ceased 2024-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Kathleen Jane Read.

1 other company in this group

Pearl (Service Systems) Limited

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: £2,952,762
Total assets: £2,914,271
Cash: £406,079
Employees: 42
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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

Lucinda Kate Harmstorf Pearl Director · appointed 2023
Samantha Ann Tolhurst Director · appointed 2023
Emily Jane Bray Director · appointed 2023
Simon Marcus Bray Director · appointed 2015
Julian Alexander Tolhurst Director · appointed 2015

6.1y median 2.9y

average tenure

10.9y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Simon Marcus Bray Director · appointed 2015
Julian Alexander Tolhurst Director · appointed 2015

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

Lucinda Kate Harmstorf Pearl Director · appointed 2023
Samantha Ann Tolhurst Director · appointed 2023
Emily Jane Bray Director · appointed 2023
Simon Marcus Bray Director · appointed 2015
Julian Alexander Tolhurst Director · appointed 2015

also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Adrian Rowell Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026

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 6Property 4Retail and trade 4Construction 3Dormant 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Company number: 00558951
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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