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W.S. Bayston & SON Limited

W.S. Bayston & SON Limited is an active UK company (number 01875965), incorporated 1985, with 1 current director, Richard William Bayston. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Elizabeth Angela Bayston 2003-2007 Director View profile
  2. Bayston Lysbeth Daisy 2001 Director View profile
  3. Peter Willis Marshall 2016 Director View profile
  4. William Stanley Bayston 1993 Director View profile
  5. Kevin Gamble 2007-2024 Secretary View profile
  6. Peter William Bayston 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/01/1985

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Richard William Bayston
    25-50% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Simon Leslie Rounding
    50-75% shares (trust) · notified 2025-10-16
  • Robert Wallace Ormiston
    50-75% shares (trust) · notified 2025-10-16
  • Elizabeth Angela Bayston ceased 2024-12-14
    50-75% shares (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Kevin Gamble ceased 2025-10-15
    50-75% shares (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Simon Leslie Rounding ceased 2025-10-14
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-07-03
  • 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. W.S. Bayston & SON Limited is controlled by Richard William Bayston
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard William Bayston.

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
£9,511,344
Total assets
£9,770,553
Cash
£2,833,137
Employees
4
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

6 grants · £646,699 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £646,699 (6 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £60,3412024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £237,7932024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £26,3212024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £83,5202023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £106,6932022-04-01
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.

1 directors on the board

33.2y median 33.2y
average tenure
33.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01875965
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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