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Abbey Industrial Solutions LTD

Abbey Industrial Solutions LTD is an active UK company (number 02423649), incorporated 1989, with 3 current directors including Andrew David Barraclough and Joshua George Gerald Stead. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Wholesale of machine tools

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Anthony Warren Sadler 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Avril Elizabeth Sadler 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Paul Hadfield 1993-1996 Director View profile
  4. Gerald Vincent Stead 2016 Director View profile
  5. Martin Gerald Stead 2022 Director View profile
  6. Mary Stead 2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

About

What it does
Wholesale of machine tools
Incorporated
18/09/1989
Registered office
Normanton

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Mary Stead ceased 2017-11-24
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Gerald Vincent Stead ceased 2016-10-14
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Joshua George Gerald Stead ceased 2017-11-24
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Martin Gerald Stead ceased 2017-11-24
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Mary Stead ceased 2017-11-24
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Abbey Industrial (Holdings) Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-11-24
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Abbey Industrial Solutions LTD is controlled by Mary Stead
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-11-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mary Stead.

1 other company 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
£854,652
Total assets
£981,806
Cash
£310,402
Employees
0.43
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £1,500 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • HM Revenue & Customs · £1,500

Most recent

  • HM Revenue & Customs £1,5002021-07-22
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

15.3y median 10.8y
average tenure
30.6y
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.

Finance 4Retail 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.

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
02423649
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
28/02/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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