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Asset Value Investors Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Previous officers 24

  1. Justin John Mckie 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. Henri Chermont 2013-2016 Director View profile
  3. David Frederick Swensen 2001-2012 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Arthur Laing 2001-2003 Director View profile
  5. Martin James Gilbert 2001-2003 Director View profile
  6. Howard Carter 2000-2001 Director View profile
  7. Richard Mark Townsend 2000-2019 Director View profile
  8. Kenneth John Back 2000-2001 Director View profile
  9. John Ernest Pennink 2000-2019 Director View profile
  10. Peter Alistair Kennedy Arthur 2000-2001 Director View profile
  11. Peter Derek Jones 1998-2000 Director View profile
  12. Gordon Joseph Neilly 1995-1997 Director View profile
  13. Colin Peter Hook 1995-1997 Director View profile
  14. John Stubbs 1995-2000 Director View profile
  15. Guy Mervyn Archdall Crawford 1993-1995 Director View profile
  16. John Cannell Walton 2007 Director View profile
  17. Peter Neville Buckley 1995 Director View profile
  18. John Baird Sherriff 1995 Director View profile
  19. William Gawne Fossick 1993 Director View profile
  20. Sir David Oliphant Kinloch 1995 Director View profile
  21. David John Miller 2003-2011 Secretary View profile
  22. Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 2001-2003 Corporate-secretary View profile
  23. F&C Asset Management PLC 1995-2001 Corporate-secretary View profile
  24. Graeme Philip Denison 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
28/01/1985
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Joseph Bauernfreund
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Goodhart Partners LLP ceased 2016-04-06
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Goodhart Partners LLP ceased 2018-04-25
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-08-16
  • Nairn Capital Limited ceased 2022-02-04
    25-50% shares · notified 2019-01-11
  • Goodhart Partners LLP ceased 2022-12-09
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-01-23
  • 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. Asset Value Investors Limited is controlled by Joseph Bauernfreund
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Joseph Bauernfreund.

2 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
£4,452,222
Total assets
£4,767,676
Cash
£1,020,076
Employees
23
Turnover
£11,885,564
Profit/loss
£2,864,511

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

6 directors on the board

13.5y median 10.6y
average tenure
22.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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 5Finance 4Education 2Property 2Tech 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
01881101
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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