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Benham (Specialist Cars) Limited

Dormant Company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Nicholas John Cook 2010-2018 Director View profile
  2. Jeffrey Alan Fairbotham 2010-2014 Director View profile
  3. Laurence Edward William Vaughan 2005-2010 Director View profile
  4. David Michael Holmes 2005-2010 Director View profile
  5. Ian William Smith 2005 Director View profile
  6. Steven Paul Davies 1996 Director View profile
  7. Philip Richard Hogben 2005 Director View profile
  8. Peter Frederick Marnham 2005 Director View profile
  9. Philippa Mary Marnham 2005 Director View profile
  10. Michael John Downs 2005-2010 Secretary View profile
  11. Diana Hogben 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Dormant Company
Incorporated
18/07/1984
Registered office
Bolton

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. Benham (Specialist Cars) Limited is controlled by Margaret Mary Orton Williams
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-08-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Margaret Mary Orton Williams.

5 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
£50,000
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

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.

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.

2 directors on the board

11.7y median 11.7y
average tenure
15.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 8Retail and trade 4

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
01834005
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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