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Charles Farris Limited

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

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Previous officers 10

  1. Mark Nicholas Pountain 2016-2016 Director View profile
  2. Malcolm John Pryme 2004-2005 Director View profile
  3. Robert Michael John Keene 1999-2009 Director View profile
  4. Harriett Louise Bath 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  5. Trifine Mary Blomfield 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  6. Mary Joan Keene 1999-2004 Secretary View profile
  7. James Robert Simpson 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  8. Gordon Stanley Simpson 1996-1998 Secretary View profile
  9. Andrew Elliott Frey 1994-1996 Secretary View profile
  10. Patrick Stuart Beck 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/05/1988

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.

  • Richard Gordon Simpson ceased 2024-01-29
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Joanna Alice Simpson ceased 2024-01-29
    25-50% shares · notified 2023-04-04
  • Senex Capital Limited ceased 2023-04-04
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-07

Group

  1. Charles Farris Limited is controlled by Richard Gordon Simpson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-07, ceased 2024-01-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Gordon Simpson.

13 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
£2,388,285
Total assets
£2,522,130
Cash
£509,552
Employees
0.47
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company 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.

4 directors on the board

8.7y median 7.7y
average tenure
10.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Retail and trade 4Property 3Construction 2Finance 2Business services 1Dormant 1Manufacturing 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02252575
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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