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Lester Control Systems Limited

Lester Control Systems Limited is an active UK company (number 01863851), incorporated 1984, with 5 current directors including Barnaby Millen and James Bradshaw. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Darren Thomas 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Michael John Turner 2014-2026 Director View profile
  3. John Anthony Beresford 2021 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/11/1984

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. Lester Control Systems Limited is controlled by Lester Control Systems (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Lester Control Systems (Holdings) Limited is controlled by John Anthony Beresford
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-11-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Anthony Beresford.

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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
£8,940,176
Total assets
£9,098,393
Cash
£4,385,015
Employees
97
Turnover
£14,897,647
Profit/loss
£1,430,506

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31£14,897,647£8,940,176
2025-12-31£14,897,647£8,940,176

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.

5 directors on the board

5.1y median 2.5y
average tenure
12.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

0
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.

Manufacturing 7

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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01863851
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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