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Banbury Litho Limited

Banbury Litho Limited is an active UK company (number 01577077), incorporated 1981, with 4 current directors including Richard George Harvey and Matthew Benjamin Plant. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Mark Wise 2006-2026 Director View profile
  2. John Edward George Baker 1998-2006 Director View profile
  3. Martin Edward Eley 2022 Director View profile
  4. Karl David Smith 1997 Director View profile
  5. Colin Gordon Stacey 2003 Director View profile
  6. Margaret Ann Stokes 2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/07/1981

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.

  • Matthew James Wise
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-03-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Mark Wise ceased 2020-07-01
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Banbury Litho Limited is controlled by Matthew James Wise
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-03-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Matthew James Wise.

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
£846,795
Total assets
£1,515,497
Cash
£517,193
Employees
0.43
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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

14.6y median 15.1y
average tenure
25.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Mark Wise Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2026

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.

Arts and leisure 1

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
01577077
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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