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Cowan Architects LTD.

Cowan Architects LTD. is an active UK company (number 02420614), incorporated 1989, with 4 current directors including Simon Mark Spiteri and Gary John Harwin. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Nigel James Marcoolyn 2018-2022 Director View profile
  2. Simon Duffy 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Lai-Yee Marisa Shek 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Phillip Ian Mumford 2012-2024 Director View profile
  5. Thomas Charles Longley 2012-2015 Director View profile
  6. Jane Rosemary Bowden 2003-2012 Director View profile
  7. Gillian Judith Cowan 1997-2013 Director View profile
  8. David Neville Cowan 1994-2018 Secretary View profile
  9. Peter Vaughan Beveridge 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/09/1989

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.

Group

  1. Cowan Architects LTD. is controlled by David Neville Cowan
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-12-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Neville Cowan.

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
£1,848,174
Total assets
£2,061,055
Cash
£230,647
Employees
34
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£68,989

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-02-28. 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

4.9y median 3.6y
average tenure
8.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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.

Finance 1Professional services 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02420614
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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