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Darbyshire and Horabin Limited

Darbyshire and Horabin Limited is an active UK company (number 00681450), incorporated 1961, with 1 current director, David Darbyshire. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Freda Mary Horabin 1999 Director View profile
  2. Louis Darbyshire 2019 Director View profile
  3. Theresa Shirley Darbyshire 2020 Director View profile
  4. Elizabeth Darbyshire 2003 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas Robert Horabin 1995-1999 Secretary View profile
  6. Robert Dawbiggin Horabin 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/01/1961

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.

  • David Darbyshire
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Christopher Darbyshire
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Theresa Shirley Darbyshire ceased 2024-10-18
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-01-27

Group

  1. Darbyshire and Horabin Limited is controlled by David Darbyshire
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Darbyshire.

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
£4,171,859
Total assets
£4,374,599
Cash
£923,432
Employees
35
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. 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.

1 directors on the board

27.2y median 27.2y
average tenure
27.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Business services 1Professional services 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00681450
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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