Company
Artistic Licence Engineering Limited
Artistic Licence Engineering Limited is an active UK company (number 02235770), incorporated 1988, with 1 current director, Michael Hannaford. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Dr Karen Anne Howell 2017-2022 View profile
- Allison Elizabeth House 2017-2018 View profile
- Simon Fraser 2009-2012 View profile
- Diane Grant 2009-2010 View profile
- Murray Hutton Gellatly 2008-2012 View profile
- Simon Hobday 2007-2013 View profile
- Wayne David Howell 2023 View profile
- Julie Arnold 2009 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/03/1988
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Wayne David Howell ceased 2018-07-19
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Robe UK LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-21 - Singularity UK Holdings LTD ceased 2022-10-21
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2018-07-19
Group
- Artistic Licence Engineering Limited
is controlled by Wayne David Howell
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-07-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Wayne David Howell.
3 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
- Total assets
- £217,954
- Cash
- £65,726
- Employees
- 5
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Small company accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.
1 directors on the board
- Michael Hannaford Director · appointed 2022
Gaps to watch
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02235770
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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