Company · Warrington
W. Howard Limited
Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Philip Howard Tissington 2019-2024 View profile
- Philip James Barnard 2016-2018 View profile
- Marie-Christine Higgs 2008-2011 View profile
- Graham Thomas Williams 2006-2024 View profile
- David Graham Mc Donnell 1999-2021 View profile
- Alan Osborne Grant 2006 View profile
- Christine Wilcock 1999-2004 View profile
- Timothy Bernard Murphy 1991 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials
- Incorporated
- 04/12/1970
- Registered office
- Warrington
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.
- Jonathan Alan Grant
significant influence · notified 2017-01-01 - Frances Barbara Grant
significant influence · notified 2017-01-01
Group
- W. Howard Limited
is controlled by Jonathan Alan Grant
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2017-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Jonathan Alan Grant.
14 other companies in this group
- W Howard Investment Holdings Limited
- R C Perry North West LLP
- W Howard Investments Limited
- 09760864
- Polyco Limited
- Chapel Apartments (Astley) Management Company LTD
- Astley Solar & Renewable Energy LLP
- R C Perry & CO Limited
- Primer Mould LTD.
- Eccleston Engineering LLP
- 15523913
- Pillo LTD
- Pillo Wood Fibre LTD
- Astley MOT and Service LLP
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
- £9,231,657
- Total assets
- £9,815,189
- Cash
- £1,475,236
- Employees
- 0.84
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £216,076
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.
Grants received
2 grants · £124,455 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £79,814
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £44,641
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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
- Frances Barbara Grant Director
- Stuart James Murray Director · appointed 2020
- Simon Fleet Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Stuart James Murray Director · appointed 2020
- Simon Fleet Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Simon Fleet Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (2)
- Frances Barbara Grant Director
- Stuart James Murray Director · appointed 2020
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.
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
- 00996161
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 29/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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