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Paxton Access Limited

Paxton Access Limited is an active UK company (number 01879474), incorporated 1985, with 9 current directors including Blair Bowen and Alex Clements. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Paul Walling 2018-2019 Director View profile
  2. John Frank Williamson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  3. Stephen Gary Young 2014-2015 Director View profile
  4. Vinay Parekh 2012-2022 Director View profile
  5. Mark Stjohn Thompson 2005-2010 Director View profile
  6. John George Cook 1996-2002 Director View profile
  7. Janis Margaret Dartnell 1996-2012 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Brotherton-Ratcliffe 2022 Director View profile
  9. Drew Hoggatt 1992-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/01/1985

Ownership

Owned by (11) 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.

  • Anthony Brotherton-Ratcliffe ceased 2019-12-31
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Paul Stephen Rawlinson ceased 2019-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Gareth O'Hara ceased 2019-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Paul Rodney Bannister ceased 2019-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Vinay Parekh ceased 2019-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Adam John Stroud ceased 2019-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Frank Williamson ceased 2017-11-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Nicola Mouyra O'Donnell ceased 2019-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2017-01-01
  • Paul Walling ceased 2019-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2018-01-02 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Sholto Brotherton-Ratcliffe ceased 2019-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2019-03-26
  • Paxton Access Group LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Paxton Access Limited is controlled by Anthony Brotherton-Ratcliffe
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anthony Brotherton-Ratcliffe.

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
£36,552,831
Total assets
£38,084,436
Cash
£6,783,813
Employees
3.44
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£3,467,518

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£36,552,831
2025-12-31Not reported£36,552,831

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.

9 directors on the board

11.9y median 9.8y
average tenure
26.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 3Professional services 3

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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01879474
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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