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Contract Vehicles Limited

Contract Vehicles Limited is an active UK company (number 00759126), incorporated 1963, with 4 current directors including Craig Taylor and Noelle Lesley Smithies. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Lawrence Todd 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Carol Parkes 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Martin Peter Holland 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Martin Alexander Jenkins 2020-2026 Director View profile
  5. Philip Michael Toft 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Mark Trevor Phillips 2017-2022 Director View profile
  7. Robert Alan Butler 2017-2021 Director View profile
  8. Timothy Peter Buchan 2017-2022 Director View profile
  9. Douglas Smith 2008-2018 Director View profile
  10. John Allan Ross 1999-2017 Director View profile
  11. Brian Morgan 1992 Director View profile
  12. Alec Charles Brown 2017 Director View profile
  13. Patrick James Rawnsley 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  14. Sarah Elizabeth Jones 2017-2017 Secretary View profile
  15. Nigel John Barrett 1999-2017 Secretary View profile
  16. James Keith Webb 1992-1999 Secretary View profile
  17. David Gregory Arratoon 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/04/1963

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • John Allan Ross ceased 2017-03-31
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Douglas Smith ceased 2017-03-31
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Nigel John Barrett ceased 2017-03-31
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Zeus Bidco Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2018-01-26

Group

  1. Contract Vehicles Limited is controlled by John Allan Ross
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Allan Ross.

6 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.

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

5y median 4.9y
average tenure
9.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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 6Other services 2Professional 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
00759126
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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