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James Lister & Sons Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Nicholas Christopher Carter 2001-2008 Director View profile
  2. Antony Exelby Lister 2010 Director View profile
  3. William Wallace Lister 1996 Director View profile
  4. William Henry Barnett 1998 Director View profile
  5. Richard Paul Lister 1997 Director View profile
  6. Martin Raymond Aveline 2010 Director View profile
  7. Janette Patricia Lister 1996-2010 Secretary View profile
  8. Anthony Robert Stanley 2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/09/1957

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. James Lister & Sons Limited is controlled by James Lister Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Lister Holdings Limited.

4 other companies 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
£4,079,965
Total assets
£4,232,366
Cash
£611,804
Employees
94
Turnover
£14,124,956
Profit/loss
-£720

Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

7 directors on the board

12.1y median 15.7y
average tenure
33.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

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.

Retail and trade 16Manufacturing 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
  • 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
00591148
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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