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Company · Blackburn

L Whitaker Services Limited

Wholesale of textiles

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Steven Warren Burns 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Brierley Witmer 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. John Gordon Keeling 2014-2019 Director View profile
  4. Janette Conroy 2011-2014 Director View profile
  5. Daniel Patrick Wright 2006-2012 Director View profile
  6. Anthony Peter Wright 2003 Director View profile
  7. Brian Booth 2000 Director View profile
  8. Norma Riley 1998 Director View profile
  9. Vision Support Services Group Limited 2011-2019 Corporate-secretary View profile
  10. Vision Support Services Limited 2010-2011 Corporate-secretary View profile
  11. Frances Therese Metcalfe 2006-2010 Secretary View profile
  12. P & M J Wright [Holdings] Limited 2004-2006 Corporate-secretary View profile
  13. Michael Joseph Wright 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Wholesale of textiles
Incorporated
08/03/1983
Registered office
Blackburn
Previous names
L Whitaker & Sons (1983) Limited (until 17/05/2011)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above L Whitaker Services Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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

Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£0

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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

11.6y median 9.3y
average tenure
20.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Retail and trade 13Professional services 3Education 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
01704786
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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