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Acanthus Associated Architectural Practices Limited

Architectural activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 38

  1. Marc Williamson 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Bruce Ritchie 2014-2016 Director View profile
  3. Fiona Smith 2013-2014 Director View profile
  4. Camilla Jane Finlay 2012-2023 Director View profile
  5. Paul Dennis Glover 2010-2024 Director View profile
  6. Roger Goodliff 2008-2024 Director View profile
  7. Gregor William Small 2007-2013 Director View profile
  8. Eric Hills 2006-2019 Director View profile
  9. Linda Christine Jones 2006-2023 Director View profile
  10. Thomas Henry Cockcroft Alpass 2005-2008 Director View profile
  11. Georgina Mitchell Allison 2005-2005 Director View profile
  12. Jackie Gillespie 2004-2005 Director View profile
  13. Steven Eric Myhill 2003-2017 Director View profile
  14. Martin Anthony Smart 2001-2004 Director View profile
  15. Stuart Page 2000-2012 Director View profile
  16. Graeme Livingston Rae 1999-2002 Director View profile
  17. Heather Jane Clews 1996-1998 Director View profile
  18. Alan Morrison Cook 1994-2000 Director View profile
  19. Richard George Gibson 1994-2013 Director View profile
  20. Andrew Stewart Brown 1994-2005 Director View profile
  21. Charles Lawrence 1993-2006 Director View profile
  22. Michael John King 1993-1995 Director View profile
  23. Michael Graham Clews 1998 Director View profile
  24. Brian Gregory Lowe 1999 Director View profile
  25. Andrew Lawrence Seeger 1992 Director View profile
  26. Robert Charles Hutson 2017 Director View profile
  27. Dr James Walter Thorburn Simpson 1994 Director View profile
  28. Derek James Latham 1998 Director View profile
  29. Huw George Thomas 1991 Director View profile
  30. Andrew Clive Auchincloss Arrol 1993 Director View profile
  31. Robert A Freakley 1994 Director View profile
  32. David Glen Darbyshire 2013 Director View profile
  33. Peter William Holden 2006 Director View profile
  34. Douglas Thomson Forrest 2007 Director View profile
  35. Jonathon Wingfield 2022-2025 Secretary View profile
  36. Leslie John Webb 1992-2009 Secretary View profile
  37. Paul Thomas Richard Simons 1991-1993 Secretary View profile
  38. George Robin Paget Ferguson 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Architectural activities; Urban planning and landscape architectural activities; Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Incorporated
05/02/1986
Registered office
Leeds

Financials

Cash
£12,644
Employees
0.06
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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

12.3y median 12y
average tenure
25.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Professional services 2

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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01986299
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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