Company
Barnes Coachworks Limited
Barnes Coachworks Limited is an active UK company (number 01507395), incorporated 1980, with 4 current directors including Simon Raymond Barnes and Michael Robert Busson. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Nigel Royce Morgan 2022-2025 View profile
- Raymond Derek Barnes 2016 View profile
- Deanna Melina Barnes 2016 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 11/07/1980
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.
- Frome Accident Repair Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-08-16
Group
- Barnes Coachworks Limited
is controlled by Frome Accident Repair Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-08-16 · source: Companies House PSC register - Frome Accident Repair Limited
is controlled by Ian Barnes
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-08-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ian Barnes.
3 other companies in this group
- 08456115 (no longer on the register)
- Frome Accident Repair Limited
- 07574671 (no longer on the register)
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
- £743,442
- Total assets
- £773,114
- Cash
- £805,347
- Employees
- 39
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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
- Vanessa Barnes Director · appointed 2016
- Simon Raymond Barnes Director · appointed 2022
- Ian Barnes Director · appointed 2016
- Michael Robert Busson Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Vanessa Barnes Director · appointed 2016
- Ian Barnes Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Simon Raymond Barnes Director · appointed 2022
- Michael Robert Busson Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (2)
- Vanessa Barnes Director · appointed 2016
- Ian Barnes Director · appointed 2016
Left in the last 12 months
- Nigel Royce Morgan Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
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
- 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
- 01507395
- 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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