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Company · Banbury

John Nicholls (Trading) Limited

Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Jeremy Stewart Hampson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Alan Gent 2012-2012 Director View profile
  3. Richard David Lloyd Cooper 2007-2008 Director View profile
  4. Edward Johnathon Axe 2007-2007 Director View profile
  5. David James Hebdon 2004-2023 Director View profile
  6. Darren John Cooper 2004-2004 Director View profile
  7. Helen Christine Nicholls 2018 Director View profile
  8. Frederick Alan Nicholls 2000 Director View profile
  9. Philip Edward Gary Nicholls 2023 Director View profile
  10. Alan John Gascoigne 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  11. Glynn Barrington 2001-2007 Secretary View profile
  12. John Edward Nicholls 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Incorporated
08/03/1965
Registered office
Banbury

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.

Group

  1. John Nicholls (Trading) Limited is controlled by John Andrew Milton Nicholls
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-06-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Andrew Milton Nicholls.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£7,277,575
Total assets
£7,407,822
Cash
£69,012
Employees
125
Turnover
£38,324,634
Profit/loss
£623,098

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

7 directors on the board

7.5y median 6.3y
average tenure
14.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

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.

Retail and trade 5Dormant 4Finance 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Education 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
00840103
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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