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Company · Essex

Havering Building Specialists Limited

Construction of commercial buildings

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Carole Brett 2001-2018 Director View profile
  2. Kenneth Harold Brooks 1991-2020 Director View profile
  3. David Allpress 1990-2004 Director View profile
  4. Raymond Nicholls 1985-2005 Director View profile
  5. Michael Alban Pratt 2001 Director View profile
  6. Colin Alban Pratt 2001 Director View profile
  7. Joyce Rose Pratt 2018 Director View profile
  8. Valerie Ann Brooks 2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Construction of commercial buildings
Incorporated
18/09/1968
Registered office
Essex

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. Havering Building Specialists Limited is controlled by HBS Holdings (SE) LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. HBS Holdings (SE) LTD is controlled by Kenneth Harold Brooks
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-03-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Kenneth Harold Brooks.

3 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
£3,583,414
Total assets
£3,593,598
Cash
£2,532,521
Employees
0.18
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

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.

5 directors on the board

10.2y median 8.5y
average tenure
22.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

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 3Arts and leisure 1Construction 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00938951
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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