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Manuscript PEN Company LTD

Manuscript PEN Company LTD is an active UK company (number 02414044), incorporated 1989, with 3 current directors including Richard Graham Rutter and Charles Ralph Hedley Stockbridge. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Richard Stephen Luckett 2017-2022 Director View profile
  2. Linda Christine Jones 2012-2019 Director View profile
  3. Richard Alfred Chadd 2006-2011 Director View profile
  4. Michael Charles Chappell 2003-2012 Director View profile
  5. Paul Geoffrey Meredith 2003-2006 Director View profile
  6. John William Bryan 1993-2017 Director View profile
  7. Michael Conrad Hamilton 1994 Director View profile
  8. Derek John Jewell 1994 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Peter Andrews 1998 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/08/1989

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.

  • Highley Pens Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Manuscript PEN Company LTD is controlled by Highley Pens Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Highley Pens Limited is controlled by Charles Ralph Hedley Stockbridge
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2020-08-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Charles Ralph Hedley Stockbridge.

5 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
£2,344,334
Total assets
£2,576,367
Cash
£68,958
Employees
36
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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.

3 directors on the board

10.8y median 10.8y
average tenure
16.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Dormant 7Property 3Professional services 2Retail and trade 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
02414044
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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