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John Smith-Butler and Sons Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 15

  1. Matthew Richard Earle 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Sonja Geers 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Timothy John Wayman 2015-2015 Director View profile
  4. Mark John Patrick 2013-2015 Director View profile
  5. Nicola Sarah Smith-Butler 2008-2013 Director View profile
  6. Jonathan James Bull 2006-2013 Director View profile
  7. Helen Smith Butler 1997-2013 Director View profile
  8. Norman Bull 2013 Director View profile
  9. John Smith-Butler 2012 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan Grant Smith-Butler 2013 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Joseph Smith-Butler 2013 Director View profile
  12. Jerusan Jehanathan 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  13. Steven Robert Read 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  14. Robert Alfred Ellender 2013-2020 Secretary View profile
  15. Sylvia Margaret Smith-Butler 2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/07/1979

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.

Group

  1. John Smith-Butler and Sons Limited is controlled by NEW River Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. NEW River Holdings Limited is controlled by Marchase Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Marchase Limited is controlled by Martin Stewart Earle
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2023-02-01, ceased 2023-02-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin Stewart Earle.

5 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

Net assets
£248,708
Total assets
£248,708
Cash
£9,997
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-01-31. 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.

1 directors on the board

2.5y median 2.5y
average tenure
2.5y
longest tenure
0
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.

Manufacturing 2Business 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

  • 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
01439655
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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