Company
John Ayling and Associates Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Stephen James Stokes 2000-2002 View profile
- Ian Redman 1996-1999 View profile
- Angela Mary Crocker 1994-2022 View profile
- Jonathan Earl Horrocks 1994-1998 View profile
- Robert Charles Stephens 1994-2020 View profile
- Colin Victor Mark 2013 View profile
- Peter Ronald Merry 2013 View profile
- Peter Robert Mcgill 2012 View profile
- Edward Guy Ronald Kurk 2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/04/1978
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.
- John Ayling Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-02-20
Group
- John Ayling and Associates Limited
is controlled by John Ayling Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-02-20 · source: Companies House PSC register - John Ayling Group Limited
is controlled by Richard John Alexander Temple
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-09-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard John Alexander Temple.
2 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
- Total assets
- £8,675,345
- Cash
- £19,887,754
- Employees
- 0.7
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £1,294,538
Filed as Full accounts.
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.
6 directors on the board
- Nicholas Ashley Smith Director · appointed 2018
- Jonathan Harwell Newton Director · appointed 2018
- John Vernon Ayling OBE Director
- Cameron Cumming Director · appointed 2026
- Elizabeth Anne Williamson Director · appointed 2024
- Richard John Alexander Temple Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Nicholas Ashley Smith Director · appointed 2018
- Jonathan Harwell Newton Director · appointed 2018
- Richard John Alexander Temple Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Cameron Cumming Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (5)
- Nicholas Ashley Smith Director · appointed 2018
- Jonathan Harwell Newton Director · appointed 2018
- John Vernon Ayling OBE Director
- Elizabeth Anne Williamson Director · appointed 2024
- Richard John Alexander Temple Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
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
- 01364599
- 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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