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DON-BUR (Bodies and Trailers) Limited

DON-BUR (Bodies and Trailers) Limited is an active UK company (number 01571914), incorporated 1981, with 6 current directors including Ashley Peter Ridgway and Daniel James Challinor. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Mark Hudson 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Stubbs 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Geraint Robert Andrew Glen 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Robert Christopher Coombes 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Rory Turner 2014-2019 Director View profile
  6. Raymond John Shufflebotham 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Reiner Bonsmann 2009-2014 Director View profile
  8. Gerald Wheeler 2007-2008 Director View profile
  9. Richard Jeffery Bloomfield 2000-2013 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Richardson 1998-2011 Director View profile
  11. Harry Keith Knighton 1995-2000 Director View profile
  12. Ronald Stephen Paul Collis 1995-2000 Secretary View profile
  13. John Kevin Archer 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/07/1981

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.

  • Donald Burton ceased 2020-04-10
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2017-01-02 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • DON-BUR (Holdings) Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. DON-BUR (Bodies and Trailers) Limited is controlled by Donald Burton
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2017-01-02, ceased 2020-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Donald Burton.

3 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
£33,429,000
Total assets
£37,510,000
Cash
£33,490,000
Employees
5.04
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£12,289,000

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

6 directors on the board

14.6y median 9.7y
average tenure
29.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Dormant 4Professional services 3Arts and leisure 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.

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
01571914
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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