Company
W.D. Close & Sons Limited
W.D. Close & Sons Limited is an active UK company (number 02031962), incorporated 1986, with 2 current directors, Christopher Paul Close and William Dixon Close. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Kelly Christopher Scott 2005-2024 View profile
- Dean William Close 2005-2021 View profile
- Leslie Singleton 1989-2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 27/06/1986
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.
- Ann Helen Close ceased 2019-05-21
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - William Dixon Close ceased 2019-05-21
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Christopher Paul Close ceased 2019-05-21
significant influence · notified 2017-12-11 - Kelly Christopher Scott ceased 2019-05-21
significant influence · notified 2017-12-11 - Shelford Holdings LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-21
Group
- W.D. Close & Sons Limited
is controlled by Ann Helen Close
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-05-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ann Helen Close.
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
- £6,289,766
- Total assets
- £6,537,341
- Cash
- £1,248,731
- Employees
- 1.28
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £98,621
Filed as Full accounts.
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
1 grant · £33,271 total360Giving 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 Work and Pensions · £33,271
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
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
- Christopher Paul Close Director · appointed 2016
- William Dixon Close Director
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Paul Close Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Christopher Paul Close Director · appointed 2016
- William Dixon Close Director
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02031962
- 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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