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D. Brown (Building Contractors) Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 9

  1. Stephen Worboys 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Danny Wild 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Shaun Roland Keeble 2007-2011 Director View profile
  4. Ian Timothy Ford 2006-2010 Director View profile
  5. Mark Elliot Davison 2005-2010 Director View profile
  6. Derek John Ford 1994-2024 Director View profile
  7. Derek Brown 2005 Director View profile
  8. David William Bathurst 2006 Director View profile
  9. Kay Lawrence 2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £351,472 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.

  • CA17843 - Boston College Summer Refurb Buyer: Boston College £351,472 2026-06-24 CPV 45214300 Source: Contracts Finder

    ELT Suite to be remodelled into existing office space. Refurbishment of top floor of Rochford building. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA17843. Not regi…

About

Incorporated
06/04/1983

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.

  • Derek John Ford ceased 2018-06-20
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Loosegate Holdings Limited
    75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting (firm) · notified 2018-06-20

Group

  1. D. Brown (Building Contractors) Limited is controlled by Derek John Ford
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-06-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Derek John Ford.

11 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
£1,695,702
Total assets
£2,471,109
Cash
£328
Employees
48
Turnover
£24,316,080
Profit/loss
£60,418

Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-11-30£24,316,080£1,695,702
2025-11-30£24,316,080£1,695,702

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. 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

2.4y median 1.5y
average tenure
6.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Danny Wild Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025

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 9Business services 2Dormant 1Finance 1Professional services 1Property 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
01712405
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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