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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- David Jackson 1992-1993 View profile
- Sandra Thornton 1986-2001 View profile
- Derek Edward Belcher 1984-1994 View profile
- Michael Kirkbride 1992 View profile
- Anne Boittirr 1992 View profile
- Anthony Boittier 1992 View profile
- Margaret Kirkbride 1992 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 06/06/1979
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.
- Robert Thornton
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Toni Thornton
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Kempston Limited
is controlled by Robert Thornton
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Robert Thornton.
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
- £5,448,989
- Total assets
- £6,279,252
- Cash
- £1,558,653
- Employees
- 64
- Turnover
- £7,700,059
- Profit/loss
- £738,652
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.
4 directors on the board
- Leslie Edward Northover Director · appointed 1992
- Robert Thornton Director · appointed 1984
- Stephen Reynolds Director · appointed 2010
- Toni Thornton Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Leslie Edward Northover Director · appointed 1992
- Robert Thornton Director · appointed 1984
- Stephen Reynolds Director · appointed 2010
- Toni Thornton Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Leslie Edward Northover Director · appointed 1992
- Robert Thornton Director · appointed 1984
- Stephen Reynolds Director · appointed 2010
- Toni Thornton Director · appointed 2010
Also govern a charity
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
- 01425972
- 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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