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Company · Wakefield

William Lamb Group Limited

Wholesale of clothing and footwear

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Sheldon Smith 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul Richard Ablett 2012-2018 Director View profile
  3. Peter Herbert Moore 2005-2007 Director View profile
  4. Gaye Wilmot 2002-2003 Director View profile
  5. Thomas Anthony Freeman 1999-2014 Director View profile
  6. David Watson 1996-1998 Director View profile
  7. David Booth 1996-2009 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Nicholas Cook 1996-2020 Director View profile
  9. David Anthony Cox 1991 Director View profile
  10. Peter Howard Smith 1994 Director View profile
  11. David Rae Forsyth 1991 Director View profile
  12. Michael David Heeley 1995 Director View profile
  13. David Anthony Ratcliffe 2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Incorporated
19/06/1990
Registered office
Wakefield
Previous names
William Lamb Footwear Limited (until 27/09/2015)

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.

Group

  1. William Lamb Group Limited is controlled by William Lamb (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. William Lamb (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Stuart Howard Lamb
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stuart Howard Lamb.

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
£9,340,956
Total assets
£9,390,956
Cash
£4,668,110
Employees
93
Turnover
£27,591,364
Profit/loss
£626,912

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £5,798 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

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £5,798

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £5,7982021-04-01
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

19.4y median 20.8y
average tenure
25y
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.

Professional services 4Retail and trade 3Manufacturing 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
02513251
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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