Company
J. Forster Limited
J. Forster Limited is an active UK company (number 01457851), incorporated 1979, with 1 current director, Michael Gerrard Hourigan. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Jack Saunders 2016-2024 View profile
- Emily Saunders 2016-2024 View profile
- Ann Saunders 1995-2024 View profile
- John Forster 2001 View profile
- John Saunders 2014-2024 View profile
- Emily Jane Saunders 2005-2014 View profile
- John Saunders 2001-2005 View profile
- Betty Forster 1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/10/1979
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Michael Gerrard Hourigan
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-03-07 - Ann Saunders ceased 2024-03-07
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Harewood Developments LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-03-07
Group
- J. Forster Limited
is controlled by Michael Gerrard Hourigan
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-03-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Michael Gerrard Hourigan.
4 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
- £331,480
- Total assets
- £375,230
- Cash
- £699
- 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 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.
1 directors on the board
- Michael Gerrard Hourigan Director · appointed 2024
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
- 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
- 01457851
- Status
- Active
- 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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