Company
George Bence & Sons (Cheltenham) Limited
George Bence & Sons (Cheltenham) Limited is an active UK company (number 02447653), incorporated 1989, with 3 current directors including Carlwyn Jon Coombes and Paul Christopher Bence. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Peter John Clinch 1996-2009 View profile
- Ian Paul Stacey 1996-2002 View profile
- David Frederick James Smith 1996 View profile
- Thomas How Bence 1999 View profile
- Nicholas George Tucker Brown 1993 View profile
- Terri Louise Stevenson 2012-2016 View profile
- Neil Roger Erwood 2008-2012 View profile
- Ian Crowe 2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 29/11/1989
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.
- George Bence & Sons Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- George Bence & Sons (Cheltenham) Limited
is controlled by George Bence & Sons Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - George Bence & Sons Limited
is controlled by Christopher George Bence
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Christopher George Bence.
4 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
- £750,000
- Cash
- £39,105
- Employees
- 99
- Turnover
- £20,678,467
- Profit/loss
- £7,924
Filed as Full accounts.
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
- Paul Christopher Bence Director · appointed 2005
- Carlwyn Jon Coombes Director · appointed 2011
- Christopher George Bence Director
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Christopher Bence Director · appointed 2005
- Carlwyn Jon Coombes Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Paul Christopher Bence Director · appointed 2005
- Carlwyn Jon Coombes Director · appointed 2011
- Christopher George Bence Director
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.
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
- 02447653
- 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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