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G.B.Farrar & CO. Limited

G.B.Farrar & CO. Limited is an active UK company (number 00775059), incorporated 1963, with 2 current directors, Alfie John Jacobs and David Clack. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Lee Robert Baker 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Dennis Lay 2007-2010 Director View profile
  3. John Michael Jacobs 2020 Director View profile
  4. Edgar John Jacobs 1991 Director View profile
  5. John Edwin Chapman 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/09/1963

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.

Group

  1. G.B.Farrar & CO. Limited is controlled by John Michael Jacobs
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2026-01-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Michael Jacobs.

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
£6,120,905
Total assets
£6,690,905
Cash
£4,965,924
Employees
0.48
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£3,161,215

Filed as Full 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.

2 directors on the board

7y median 7y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Finance 1Property 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
00775059
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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