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Blackburn Starling & Company Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 17

  1. Mark David Livingston 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. John Joseph Wilcock 2010-2020 Director View profile
  3. Michael Charles Skadorwa 2010-2012 Director View profile
  4. David Martyn Whelan 2002-2021 Director View profile
  5. David Alan Gould 2002-2021 Director View profile
  6. John Laurence Fall Shenton 2002-2003 Director View profile
  7. Colin Sparham 2002-2021 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Hooton 1996-2021 Director View profile
  9. Frank Mitchell 1996-1999 Director View profile
  10. Paul Robert Smith 1992-1996 Director View profile
  11. Michael John Gutteridge 2004 Director View profile
  12. Richard Neil Camm 1995 Director View profile
  13. Ian George Humphreys 2004 Director View profile
  14. Stuart Byfield 2004 Director View profile
  15. Garfield Marc Turner 2010-2024 Secretary View profile
  16. Ian Guyler 1996-2002 Secretary View profile
  17. John Andrew Starling 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

About

Incorporated
13/04/1987

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 Hooton ceased 2021-04-21
    50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06
  • Wilford Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-04-21

Group

  1. Blackburn Starling & Company Limited is controlled by Stephen Hooton
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-04-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen Hooton.

9 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.

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.

5 directors on the board

5.1y median 5y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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 31Finance 21Professional services 20Business services 15Construction 10Tech and media 7Retail and trade 4Hospitality 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02122329
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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