Company · Bedford
Abbey Precision Limited
Machining
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Denis Frank Spicer 2009-2023 View profile
- Christopher Thurson Black 2009-2014 View profile
- John Thomas Firkins 2009-2023 View profile
- Nicholas Hallam Ellis 2009-2023 View profile
- Edward Arthur Davenport 2010 View profile
- David James Williams 2009-2025 View profile
- Robin Peter Miles Whelan 2005-2009 View profile
- Roger Kenneth Prater 2004-2005 View profile
- Patricia Christine Banks Davenport 2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Machining; Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 21/01/1985
- Registered office
- Bedford
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.
- Stephen Jonathan Spicer
significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-05-01 - Denis Frank Spicer ceased 2023-07-01
significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-05-02
Group
- Abbey Precision Limited
is controlled by Stephen Jonathan Spicer
Evidence
active significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Stephen Jonathan Spicer.
3 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
- £2,684,574
- Total assets
- £5,990,140
- Cash
- £648,536
- Employees
- 53
- Turnover
- £7,177,077
- Profit/loss
- £523,626
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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
- Stephen Jonathan Spicer Director · appointed 2011
- Dr John Nigel Sackett Director · appointed 2009
Directors past 6 years
- Stephen Jonathan Spicer Director · appointed 2011
- Dr John Nigel Sackett Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Stephen Jonathan Spicer Director · appointed 2011
- Dr John Nigel Sackett Director · appointed 2009
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 01879235
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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