Company
Alken Investment Company Limited
Alken Investment Company Limited is an active UK company (number 00831904), incorporated 1964, with 4 current directors including Iain Last and Jeffrey Last. 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 2
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 21/12/1964
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.
- Philip Kenneth Last
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-30 - Stephen Alan Last
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-30 - Iain Last
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Alken Investment Company Limited
is controlled by Philip Kenneth Last
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Philip Kenneth Last.
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
- £947,853
- Total assets
- £1,037,371
- Cash
- £29,394
- Employees
- 4
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-05 | Not reported | £947,853 |
| 2026-04-05 | Not reported | £947,853 |
| 2025-04-05 | Not reported | £977,959 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-04-05. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Iain Last Director · appointed 2016
- Jeffrey Last Director · appointed 2016
- Stephen Alan Last Director · appointed 1988
- Philip Kenneth Last Director · appointed 1988
Directors past 6 years
- Iain Last Director · appointed 2016
- Jeffrey Last Director · appointed 2016
- Stephen Alan Last Director · appointed 1988
- Philip Kenneth Last Director · appointed 1988
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Iain Last Director · appointed 2016
- Stephen Alan Last Director · appointed 1988
Portfolio (2)
- Jeffrey Last Director · appointed 2016
- Philip Kenneth Last Director · appointed 1988
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
- 00831904
- 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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