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Ryder Architecture Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. John Craig Beale 2003-2004 Director View profile
  2. Paul David Hyett 2001-2005 Director View profile
  3. Helen Sarah Buchan 1995-1996 Director View profile
  4. Edward Bruce Bird 1995-1999 Director View profile
  5. Peter Buchan 2020 Director View profile
  6. Hedley Bruce Riches 1994-2005 Secretary View profile
  7. Frederick Edward Nicklin 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £6,286,360 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.

  • RIBA 4 Design Services Buyer: ORE Catapult £659,392 2026-09-01 Source: Find a Tender

    The purpose of this direct award is to appoint Ryder Architecture Limited to complete the RIBA Stage 4 technical design for the drivetrain upgrade. The commission will develop and coordinate the detailed architectural and multidisciplinary …

  • T23/0003 (previously T22/0085) CHASE project Lead Design role & architectural services Buyer: Northumbria University £5,626,968 2023-11-28 CPV 71220000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: Title Instead of: T23/0003 (previously T22/0085) CHASE project Lead Design role & architectural services Read: T23/0003 (previously T22/00…

About

Incorporated
05/10/1984

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.

  • Peter Buchan ceased 2020-04-30
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Ryder 2025 Trustee Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-05-01
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Ryder Architecture Limited is controlled by Peter Buchan
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-04-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Buchan.

4 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
£15,930,928
Total assets
£15,543,220
Cash
£12,067,885
Employees
3.3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£2,796,209

Filed as Group accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.

2 directors on the board

26y median 26y
average tenure
31y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 14Health and social care 1Other services 1Tech and media 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

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
01852938
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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