Company · Hull

Hobson and Porter Limited

Construction of commercial buildings

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Michael Andrew Beal 2018-2021 Director View profile
John Stuart Craven 2015-2022 Director View profile
Graham Beal 2012-2015 Director View profile
Jason Papprill 2010-2014 Director View profile
Mark Tomlinson 2009-2014 Director View profile
Sean Henderson 2001-2003 Director View profile
Russell John Horner 2001-2025 Director View profile
Ian Alexander Gibbins 2001-2008 Director View profile
David Watson 1997-2010 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts · £20,000,000 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.

Frontage Improvements Framework Buyer: Hull City Council £20,000,000 2026-08-26 Source: Find a Tender
The proposed scope of works across the framework consists of improvements to the front elevation, gardens, boundary treatments and communal footpaths in court terraces to properties within the identified streets throughout the City of Hull.…

Framework
Stockton on the Forest Primary School Kitchen refurbishment and intervention room creation 2026 Buyer: City of York Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
City of York Council wish to procure a Stockton on the Forest Primary School Kitchen refurbishment and intervention room creation 2026
14616 - Enderby Road Infants School - Toilet Refurbishment Buyer: North Lincolnshire Council Value not published Date not published CPV 45210000 Source: Find a Tender
Toilet refurbishment at Enderby Road Infants School
14597/1 - St Hughs School - SEND Alterations Buyer: North Lincolnshire Council Value not published Date not published CPV 45210000 Source: Find a Tender
Special Educational Needs alterations at St Hughs School

About

What it does: Construction of commercial buildings; Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Incorporated: 12/09/1979
Registered office: Hull

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.

Peter Leslie Hobson
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Gillian Hobson
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-02-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

Hobson and Porter Limited is controlled by Peter Leslie Hobson
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Leslie Hobson.

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.

10 directors on the board

Mark Michael Smee Director · appointed 2012
Simon English Director · appointed 2022
Gillian Hobson Director · appointed 2014
Jacqueline Louise Blades Director · appointed 2001
Peter Leslie Hobson Director · appointed 2014
Michael David Gibbin Director · appointed 2015
David Malcolm Blades Director · appointed 2001
Joseph Edward Booth Director · appointed 2020
Richard Hunter Director · appointed 2015
Julie Annette Smee Director · appointed 2001

14.5y median 12.1y

average tenure

25.1y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Mark Michael Smee Director · appointed 2012
Gillian Hobson Director · appointed 2014
Jacqueline Louise Blades Director · appointed 2001
Peter Leslie Hobson Director · appointed 2014
Michael David Gibbin Director · appointed 2015
David Malcolm Blades Director · appointed 2001
Richard Hunter Director · appointed 2015
Julie Annette Smee Director · appointed 2001

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Mark Michael Smee Director · appointed 2012
Simon English Director · appointed 2022
Gillian Hobson Director · appointed 2014
Jacqueline Louise Blades Director · appointed 2001
Joseph Edward Booth Director · appointed 2020
Richard Hunter Director · appointed 2015
Julie Annette Smee Director · appointed 2001

Portfolio (3)

Peter Leslie Hobson Director · appointed 2014
Michael David Gibbin Director · appointed 2015
David Malcolm Blades Director · appointed 2001

Also govern a charity

David Malcolm Blades The Hull Building Safety Group LTD

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.

Construction 2

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
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: 01448193
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Accounts next due: 30/06/2027
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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