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Oakray Limited

Oakray Limited is an active UK company (number 01458147), incorporated 1979, with 2 current directors, James Robert Barnard and Paul Kevin Samson. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Wayne John Dejager 2018-2022 Director View profile
  2. Paul Dennis Ovenden 2011-2018 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Brian Warner 2011-2012 Director View profile
  4. Philip Michael Hibbert 2004-2010 Director View profile
  5. James Joseph Montgomery 2004-2015 Director View profile
  6. Michael Nicolas 2003-2014 Director View profile
  7. Keith Sidney Mottram 2003-2020 Director View profile
  8. Peter John Cannon 2001-2002 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Clark 2001-2020 Director View profile
  10. Keith Lincoln 1996-2006 Director View profile
  11. Kenneth Brian Cook 1996-2014 Director View profile
  12. Raymond Bramley 1992-1998 Director View profile
  13. Anthony Mackie 1992 Director View profile
  14. Peter Mills 2000 Director View profile
  15. Robert Burgess 2002 Director View profile
  16. Raymond Joseph Franklin 2011 Director View profile
  17. John Oakley 2004 Director View profile
  18. John Kevin Watson 2001-2006 Secretary View profile
  19. Walter Leslie Meynell 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

5 contracts · £16,720,041 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.

About

Incorporated
31/10/1979

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.

  • Paul Kevin Samson
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-11-21
  • William John Ives ceased 2017-08-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-11-21
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Oakray Limited is controlled by Paul Kevin Samson
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-11-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Kevin Samson.

10 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.

2 directors on the board

5.4y median 5.4y
average tenure
6.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Construction 10Business services 2Professional services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01458147
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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