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Burnham Signs Limited

Burnham Signs Limited is an active UK company (number 01037014), incorporated 1972, with 2 current directors, Sharon Elizabeth Ward and George Stanhope Pitt. 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 18

  1. Bruce Nigel Main 2013-2016 Director View profile
  2. Jeremy Baxter Leathers 2004-2025 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Edward Senner 2000-2002 Director View profile
  4. Christopher John Nason 2000-2001 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Joseph Quinn 1991-2004 Director View profile
  6. John Nigel Michael Waites 1991-2004 Director View profile
  7. John Leslie Lovelock 1991 Director View profile
  8. Malcolm Keith Hardy 1991 Director View profile
  9. Gillian Margaret Edgar 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  10. Jennifer Dorey 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  11. Ewan Briggs 2020-2020 Secretary View profile
  12. David James Dring 2012-2020 Secretary View profile
  13. John Malachy Daly 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  14. Alan Rashleigh Wild 2007-2009 Secretary View profile
  15. Ann Oconnor 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  16. Anthony Douglas Waymouth 2001-2004 Secretary View profile
  17. Julie Kay Quinn 1997-2004 Secretary View profile
  18. Vera Florence Thompson 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/01/1972

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.

  • Messagemaker Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Burnham Signs Limited is controlled by Messagemaker Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Messagemaker Limited is controlled by Stocksigns Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Stocksigns Limited is controlled by The British and Foreign Wharf Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. The British and Foreign Wharf Company Limited is controlled by George Stanhope Pitt
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-08-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by George Stanhope Pitt.

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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

Total assets
£155,365
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

12.2y median 12.2y
average tenure
21.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Property 6Manufacturing 3Professional services 3Dormant 2

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01037014
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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