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Building Design (Northern) Limited

Building Design (Northern) Limited is an active UK company (number 01692536), incorporated 1983, with 6 current directors including Ryan George Doyle and Luke Darwin. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. David Thomas Hunt 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Robert Henderson Pearson 1995-2004 Director View profile
  3. Clive Leonard Oliphant 1993-2019 Director View profile
  4. David Anthony Braham 1992-1994 Director View profile
  5. Gary Ward 1992-2019 Director View profile
  6. James Colledge Douglas 1999 Director View profile
  7. Norman Barry Richardson 2013 Director View profile
  8. Barry Richardson 2007-2013 Secretary View profile
  9. Dorothy Alice Richardson 2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/01/1983

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Gary Ward ceased 2019-04-23
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Clive Leonard Oliphant ceased 2019-04-23
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Gary Ward ceased 2019-04-23
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-02-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Clive Leonard Oliphant ceased 2019-04-23
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-02-10
  • Freola Holdings Limited
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2019-04-23

Group

  1. Building Design (Northern) Limited is controlled by Gary Ward
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-04-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gary Ward.

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
£742,069
Total assets
£1,139,689
Cash
£253,155
Employees
26
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.

Grants received

2 grants · £54,032 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £31,383
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £22,649

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £22,6492022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £31,3832022-02-10
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

6.4y median 5.3y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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.

Construction 11Business services 3Hospitality 3Property 2Education 1Manufacturing 1Professional services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01692536
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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