Company

W.H. Bence (Coachworks) Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

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Huw Griffith Owen 2007-2009 Director View profile
Richard Maxwell Fearn 2013 Director View profile
Terence Worlock 1996 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

6 contracts · £457,640 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

Provision of Service Preventative Maintenance and Extended Warranty of WHBence Mobile Breast Screening Units. Buyer: SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST £228,040 2026-09-11 Source: Find a Tender
Ongoing maintenance and extended warranty of newly purchased breast screening units. 10 year contract to include 6 services per annum, with 5 onsite. Callouts for repairs including parts and labour as well as full inspections including PAT …
Maintenance of pod and support pod for relocatable MRI Buyer: YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLP £207,200 2026-08-19 Source: Find a Tender
Maintenance of pod and support pod for relocatable MRI located at York Hospital
Service agreement for x2 Mobile Digital breast screening trailers Buyer: QE FACILITIES LIMITED £22,400 2025-07-31 CPV 34144200 Source: Contracts Finder
WH Bence Service contract for 2x Mobile digital breast screening trailers. Period: 01.01.26 - 31.12.26 Cost: £22,400.00
WBS-FTS-60323 - Mobile Donation Clinics (MDCs) for Welsh Blood Service Buyer: Velindre University NHS Trust Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
Contract Details Notice for WBS-FTS-60323 - Mobile Donation Clinics (MDCs) for Welsh Blood Service.
Maintenance of CT Trailer & Support Trailer Buyer: York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
Maintenance of trailer and support trailer housing CT scanner for lung screening
RFL - MAINT7245 - FMH MOBILE CT TRAILER MAINTENANCE CONTRACT - 3 YEARS Buyer: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
RFL - MAINT7245 - FINCHLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MOBILE CT SCREENING TRAILER - BUILD NUMBER 13044 MAINTENANCE CONTRACT + HEPA FILTERS TRANSPORT - 3 YEARS.

About

Incorporated: 21/03/1983

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.

James Henry Brown ceased 2024-10-24
50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Bence Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-24

Group

W.H. Bence (Coachworks) Limited is controlled by James Henry Brown
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-10-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Henry Brown.

2 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £63,218 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £63,218

Most recent

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £63,2182021-01-01

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.

3 directors on the board

Edward Peter Brown Director · appointed 2019
Oliver John Brown Director · appointed 2019
James Henry Brown Director

7.3y median 7.3y

average tenure

7.4y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Edward Peter Brown Director · appointed 2019
Oliver John Brown Director · appointed 2019

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

Edward Peter Brown Director · appointed 2019
Oliver John Brown Director · appointed 2019
James Henry Brown Director

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 7Manufacturing 4Other services 3

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: 01708157
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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