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Austen Instant Tapes Limited

Austen Instant Tapes Limited is an active UK company (number 00859041), incorporated 1965, with 3 current directors including Mark Peter Knee and Giuseppe Dimarino. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Paul Michael Harvey 1992-1994 Director View profile
  2. Peter Ian Bagley 1994 Director View profile
  3. Sheila May Howie 1994-2015 Secretary View profile
  4. Vera Wiltshire (Nee Austen) 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/09/1965

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. Austen Instant Tapes Limited is controlled by Neil Shaw Howie
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2026-04-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Neil Shaw Howie.

2 other companies in this group
  • Howie Holdings Limited (no longer on the register)
  • 00856610 (no longer on the register)

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
£487,715
Total assets
£487,715
Cash
£367,944
Employees
3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

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

15.6y median 11.8y
average tenure
31.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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
00859041
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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