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Great Dorset Steam Fair Limited

Great Dorset Steam Fair Limited is an active UK company (number 01570286), incorporated 1981, with 2 current directors, Tom Oliver and Robert Oliver. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Trevor Sharples 2017-2023 Director View profile
  2. James Michael Sharples 2016-2023 Director View profile
  3. Julian Martin Hubbuck 2014-2017 Director View profile
  4. Stuart John Cotton 2010-2012 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas Baker 2002-2012 Director View profile
  6. Sidney Walter Wallace 2002-2014 Director View profile
  7. Michael Frederick Oliver 2009 Director View profile
  8. Sheila Elizabeth Marsh 2001 Director View profile
  9. Morris Eric Biss 2008 Director View profile
  10. David John Hillier 2012 Director View profile
  11. William Bruce Lander 2016 Director View profile
  12. Sidney John Garrett 2012 Director View profile
  13. Dominic Charles Juett 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/06/1981

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.

  • Martin Tom Oliver ceased 2019-06-14
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-12
  • Hambledon OKE Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-06-14

Group

  1. Great Dorset Steam Fair Limited is controlled by Martin Tom Oliver
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-12, ceased 2019-06-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin Tom Oliver.

1 other company 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
£35,354
Total assets
£45,536
Cash
£38,776
Employees
3
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.

Grants received

4 grants · £543,800 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £543,800 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £136,0002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £15,6002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £156,0002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £236,2002020-10-14
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

9.4y median 9.4y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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
01570286
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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