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Company · Newcastle upon Tyne

Cravens Limited

Advertising agencies

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Lee Christopher Durham 2011-2015 Director View profile
  2. Michael Smith 2007-2020 Director View profile
  3. Alan Harvey 2007-2015 Director View profile
  4. Catharine Louise Atkinson 2007-2011 Director View profile
  5. Martin Carl Porton 1999-2013 Director View profile
  6. Alan Williamson 1993-2002 Director View profile
  7. Simon Kitchman 1992-1999 Director View profile
  8. Grahame David Easthope 1992-1997 Director View profile
  9. Charles Henry Cullen 2008 Director View profile
  10. John Roger Maxfield 1993 Director View profile
  11. James Miller 1997 Director View profile
  12. Michael David Smyth 1995 Director View profile
  13. Peter Straughan 2003 Director View profile
  14. Christopher Anthony Hill 2012 Director View profile
  15. Katherine Nanette Clubley 2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Advertising agencies
Incorporated
21/03/1988
Registered office
Newcastle upon Tyne
Previous names
Cravens Advertising Limited (until 20/03/2008)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. Cravens Limited is controlled by Philip Michael Coverdale
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares · notified 2016-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philip Michael Coverdale.

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
£458,924
Total assets
£458,924
Cash
£206,806
Employees
33
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

13.1y median 14.1y
average tenure
18.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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 1Property 1Tech 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
  • 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
02233109
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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