Company
E.F.Saunders & Sons Limited
E.F.Saunders & Sons Limited is an active UK company (number 00657810), incorporated 1960, with 4 current directors including Lesley Anne Goldsack and Emma Elaine Connelly. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 29/04/1960
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.
- Ruth Elva Goldsack
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Andrew John Saunders ceased 2019-10-11
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- E.F.Saunders & Sons Limited
is controlled by Ruth Elva Goldsack
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ruth Elva Goldsack.
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
- £848,713
- Total assets
- £869,838
- Cash
- £616,638
- Employees
- 6
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
3 grants · £100,640 total360Giving 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £100,640 (3 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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
- Ruth Elva Goldsack Director
- Emma Elaine Connelly Director · appointed 2016
- Jeremy Frank Saunders Director · appointed 2003
- Lesley Anne Goldsack Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Emma Elaine Connelly Director · appointed 2016
- Jeremy Frank Saunders Director · appointed 2003
- Lesley Anne Goldsack Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Ruth Elva Goldsack Director
- Jeremy Frank Saunders Director · appointed 2003
- Lesley Anne Goldsack Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (1)
- Emma Elaine Connelly Director · appointed 2016
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00657810
- 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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