Company
Orchardcrown Limited
Orchardcrown Limited is an active UK company (number 01553497), incorporated 1981, with 4 current directors including Samuel James William Ascroft and Antonia Elisabeth Ascroft. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 27/03/1981
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.
- Angela Margaret Strettle
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - William Terrence Strettle
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - 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.
- 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
- Orchardcrown Limited
is controlled by Angela Margaret Strettle
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Angela Margaret Strettle.
2 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
- £1,699,354
- Total assets
- £1,725,654
- Cash
- £1,396,159
- Employees
- 33
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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
- William Terrence Strettle Director · appointed 1996
- Angela Margaret Strettle Director · appointed 1996
- Samuel James William Ascroft Director · appointed 2018
- Antonia Elisabeth Ascroft Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- William Terrence Strettle Director · appointed 1996
- Angela Margaret Strettle Director · appointed 1996
- Samuel James William Ascroft Director · appointed 2018
- Antonia Elisabeth Ascroft Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- William Terrence Strettle Director · appointed 1996
- Angela Margaret Strettle Director · appointed 1996
- Samuel James William Ascroft Director · appointed 2018
- Antonia Elisabeth Ascroft Director · appointed 2018
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01553497
- 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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