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Batten and Allen Limited

Batten and Allen Limited is an active UK company (number 01075810), incorporated 1972, with 4 current directors including David Phillip Merchant and David Stephen Legg. 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 13

  1. Ian Andrew Mackinnon 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Stephen Edwards 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Richard Giles Batten 2013-2014 Director View profile
  4. Rosemary Hazel Batten 2010-2013 Director View profile
  5. Steven Boss 2010-2017 Director View profile
  6. David Gowlett 2004-2012 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Ashley Rogers 1996-2004 Director View profile
  8. Yvonne Patricia Mills 1996-2003 Director View profile
  9. James Ronald Vincent 1994-2002 Director View profile
  10. Alan Thomas Batten 2019 Director View profile
  11. Graham Chesney Walker 1995 Director View profile
  12. Robert Leslie Allen 1992 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Ody 2003-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/10/1972

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.

Group

  1. Batten and Allen Limited is controlled by Shawn Anthony Batten
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-10-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Shawn Anthony Batten.

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
£7,592,350
Total assets
£8,925,850
Cash
£2,485,693
Employees
115
Turnover
£15,956,997
Profit/loss
-£335,615

Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

16y median 12.6y
average tenure
30.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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.

Manufacturing 2Retail and trade 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
01075810
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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