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Ashton Seals Limited

Ashton Seals Limited is an active UK company (number 00748676), incorporated 1963, with 3 current directors including Matthew Wood and Zoe Katrina Fearnley. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. John Andrew Greathead 2014-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Peter Thornton 2009-2012 Director View profile
  3. Jeff Panovic 2001-2001 Director View profile
  4. Darren Peter Vaughan 2001-2002 Director View profile
  5. Richard Edward Vickers 1994-1995 Director View profile
  6. Kenneth Hepplestone 1993 Director View profile
  7. Ian Rixham 2000 Director View profile
  8. William Robert Wills 1996 Director View profile
  9. Peter Humphrey Minchin 2000-2005 Secretary View profile
  10. Denise Noble 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  11. Geoffrey Bingham 1993-2000 Secretary View profile
  12. Hazel Wills 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/01/1963

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. Ashton Seals Limited is controlled by Timothy Ashton Wills
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Timothy Ashton Wills.

9 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
£875,357
Total assets
£1,946,567
Cash
£69,582
Employees
20
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

22.3y median 20.6y
average tenure
34.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 6Retail and trade 2Construction 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

  • 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
00748676
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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