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Prohire Limited

Prohire Limited is a UK company (number 01388495, status: in administration), incorporated 1978, with 1 current director, Jarlath Partrick Skelly. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 26

  1. Susan Shardlow 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Dean Bailey 2025-2025 Director View profile
  3. Gary Anthony Banister 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Jay Lee Edwards 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. David Bertram Barlow 2014-2019 Director View profile
  6. Paul Dennis Hassall 2009-2021 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Patrick Morley 2009-2022 Director View profile
  8. Paul Robert Jacques 2007-2018 Director View profile
  9. Dennis Potter 2005-2006 Director View profile
  10. Keith Copple 2004-2008 Director View profile
  11. Diane Nixon 2003-2012 Director View profile
  12. Colin Walton 2003-2008 Director View profile
  13. John Christopher James Hogan 2002-2003 Director View profile
  14. Michael Joseph Wilkinson 1998-2003 Director View profile
  15. Richard Charles Casling 1997-2002 Director View profile
  16. Trevor Leslie Dighton 1996-1997 Director View profile
  17. Colin David Needs 1995-2000 Director View profile
  18. Alan Ronald Hines 1995-1999 Director View profile
  19. Christopher Charles Shirtcliffe 1995-1996 Director View profile
  20. John Wild 1995 Director View profile
  21. Henry William Mckay 1995 Director View profile
  22. Laurence James Sinton 1995 Director View profile
  23. David Winter 1995 Director View profile
  24. Edward Robert Pinnington 1995 Director View profile
  25. David Barlow 2003-2019 Secretary View profile
  26. Anne Patricia Munson 1992-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £50,000 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.

  • CCS RM858 Lot 2 HGV Tractor Unit Buyer: Highways Agency £50,000 2015-03-27 CPV 60181000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Highways Agency, in collaboration with a number of Police Forces wish to lease a HGV Tractor Unit, in order to monitor, record and where appropriate enforce HGV driver behaviour. This is a National objective that aims to reduce the numb…

About

Incorporated
13/09/1978

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • David Barlow ceased 2017-12-31
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Prohire Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Prohire Limited is controlled by David Barlow
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Barlow.

9 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.

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.

1 directors on the board

7y median 7y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Business services 5Finance 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01388495
Status
In Administration
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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