Company
Ralph Ellerker (1795) Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Graham Bickerdike 2004-2014 View profile
- John Campbell Jeffrey 1994-1996 View profile
- Peter James Howard Rodgers 1994-2016 View profile
- Eamonn Joseph Irwin 1991-2004 View profile
- Paul Spencer Schofield 2014 View profile
- Christine Isobel Schofield 2026 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/04/1975
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.
- Union Industries Trustees Limited
75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2024-01-22
Group
- Ralph Ellerker (1795) Limited
is controlled by Union Industries Trustees Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2024-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Union Industries Trustees Limited.
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
- Net assets
- £8,893,968
- Total assets
- £9,205,822
- Cash
- £3,452,452
- Employees
- 84
- Turnover
- £11,957,791
- Profit/loss
- £1,404,087
Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.
5 directors on the board
- Alan Paul Hirst Director · appointed 2008
- James David Buckle Director · appointed 2026
- Antony Stuart Metcalfe Director · appointed 2014
- Neil Edmonds Director · appointed 2024
- Andrew Alan Lane Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Alan Paul Hirst Director · appointed 2008
- Antony Stuart Metcalfe Director · appointed 2014
- Andrew Alan Lane Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Alan Paul Hirst Director · appointed 2008
- Antony Stuart Metcalfe Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (3)
- James David Buckle Director · appointed 2026
- Neil Edmonds Director · appointed 2024
- Andrew Alan Lane Director · appointed 2014
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
- 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
- 01206585
- 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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