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Columbia-Staver Limited

Columbia-Staver Limited is an active UK company (number 01158147), incorporated 1974, with 4 current directors including Anthony Ian Sethill and Lucius Chidi Akalanne. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Andreas Georg Engelhardt 2018-2019 Director View profile
  2. John Broadbent 2016-2025 Director View profile
  3. William Anthony Walls 2001-2005 Director View profile
  4. Leslie Stewart Porter 1997-2005 Director View profile
  5. Mark Charles Nicholls 1996-1998 Director View profile
  6. Kenneth Richard Smithson 1995-1997 Director View profile
  7. Philip Edward Holden 1995-2001 Director View profile
  8. Lord Howard of Rising 1993-2005 Director View profile
  9. Harold Norman Baker 1995 Director View profile
  10. Arthur David Levy 1995 Director View profile
  11. Leon Kern 1996 Director View profile
  12. Michael David Arnold 1994-2005 Secretary View profile
  13. Richard Graham Oxlade 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/01/1974

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Anthony Smith
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-01-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Lars Mcbride
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-05-27
  • William Buist-Wells
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-05-27

Group

  1. Columbia-Staver Limited is controlled by Anthony Smith
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anthony Smith.

1 other company 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

Total assets
-£174,571
Cash
£243,212
Employees
0.12
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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.

4 directors on the board

15.2y median 12.4y
average tenure
33y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Professional 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01158147
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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