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E.W. Beard Limited

Construction of commercial buildings

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Dean Averies 2021-2026 Director View profile
  2. Christopher John Matchan 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Mark Jenner 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. James Chadwick Murrin 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. David John Sershall 2016-2018 Director View profile
  6. Michael Francis Mccabe 2015-2016 Director View profile
  7. Guy Patrick Hannell 2014-2019 Director View profile
  8. Marc Andrew Bayley 2007-2021 Director View profile
  9. John Leonard Youle 2004-2016 Director View profile
  10. Nicholas Stanley James Acheson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  11. David Thomas Weir 2000-2006 Director View profile
  12. Paul John Kimpton 1996-2005 Director View profile
  13. Allan Gordon Bland 1996-2007 Director View profile
  14. Michael John Simpson 2004 Director View profile
  15. Edward Alan Beard 2020 Director View profile
  16. Geoffrey Edward Beard 1996 Director View profile
  17. Alan Grant Simpson 1998 Director View profile
  18. Rodney Charles Norris 2000 Director View profile
  19. Vernon Leonard James Prosser 1996 Director View profile
  20. Clive Warren Bassett 2004-2015 Secretary View profile
  21. Dr Martin Shaw Hockey 1999-2004 Secretary View profile
  22. Colin Anthony Beard 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

7 contracts · £18,035,048,156 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Pond Meadow School - New Build Teaching Block Buyer: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL £0 2026-03-12 CPV 45000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This project comprises the delivery of a new SEN build teaching block for 51 16-19 year old pupils, including classrooms, break out rooms, offices and ancillary spaces, as well as an expanded car park at the front and rear of the site and w…

  • Gatehouse Security Improvements Buyer: UK Health Security Agency £521,535 2025-11-06 CPV 45210000 Source: Contracts Finder

    UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has awarded a contract for gatehouse security improvements. The works include enhancements to physical security infrastructure at the site entrance, comprising installation of a vehicle canopy for inspectio…

  • The Gurkha Museum - Shell and Core Works Buyer: The Gurkha Museum £1,031,433 2025-09-22 CPV 45212000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Gurkha Museum located in Winchester is to carry out a full refurbishment of the existing museum. This PQQ / Tender is for the first phase of the works the associated building works including alterations to the existing layout, new MEP …

  • Independent Living Modernisation Programme Works, Ashwell House Buyer: Stroud District Council £295,189 2025-09-05 CPV 45000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Contract award notice only - call off from a framework agreement

  • GEM (Good Estate Management) Framework Buyer: The Crescent Academy £18,000,000,000 2025-07-18 CPV 79993000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The GEM (Good Estate Management) Framework has been specifically designed to help educational settings with professional schools' procurement and estate management.

  • Minor Works and Small Projects (MWSP 2) - South England Buyer: Crown Commercial Service £33,200,000 2022-08-08 CPV 45200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The purpose of this procurement is to let up to five contracts for an initial 3 year term, with up to two 12 month extensions, via the RM6088 Construction Works and Associated Services (CWAS) framework, under Lot 1.1.1: Building Works & Min…

  • Refurbishment Works Claremont School Buyer: Bristol City Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Procurement of a delivery partner for the project delivery activity at Claremont Redland, to allow for the delivery of the Claremont Redevelopment, as part of the Education Capital Programme.

About

What it does
Construction of commercial buildings
Incorporated
02/08/1973
Registered office
Swindon

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. E.W. Beard Limited is controlled by EW Beard (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. EW Beard (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Mark George Beard
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark George Beard.

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
£25,772,000
Total assets
£26,495,000
Cash
£29,222,000
Employees
370,000
Turnover
£230,157,000
Profit/loss
£3,418,000

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.

7 directors on the board

5.7y median 4.5y
average tenure
14.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

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 6Arts and leisure 2Professional services 2Construction 1Hospitality 1Other services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01126135
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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