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Alder Sportswear Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 10

  1. John Westlake 2016-2017 Director View profile
  2. Douglas Robert Alan Westlake 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Margaret Anne Westlake 2001-2018 Director View profile
  4. Stephen William Emery 2001-2009 Director View profile
  5. Nigel Colwill 2001-2025 Director View profile
  6. Keith Hollinshead 1993 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Robert Shapland 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  8. Rachel Jane Evans 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  9. Deborah Joan Risborough 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  10. Eric Anthony Johnson 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/08/1982

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.

Group

  1. Alder Sportswear Limited is controlled by Alder Sportswear (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Alder Sportswear (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Stephens Scown LLP
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-11-09, ceased 2018-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephens Scown LLP.

6 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
£1,413,179
Cash
£393,217
Employees
7
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£1,413,179
2025-12-31Not reported£1,413,179
2024-12-31Not reported£1,983,986

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

1 grant · £2,000 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

  • HM Revenue & Customs · £2,000

Most recent

  • HM Revenue & Customs £2,0002021-04-21
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.

5 directors on the board

15.2y median 8.3y
average tenure
25.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 5Retail and trade 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01660050
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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