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Candlelighters Trading Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Pauline Jolley 2018-2018 Director View profile
  2. Joanne Shepheard 2012-2018 Director View profile
  3. Sally Elizabeth Amos 1993-2012 Director View profile
  4. Whitelam, Gary, Company Secretary 2009-2018 Secretary View profile
  5. Michael John Emery 1995-2009 Secretary View profile
  6. Dennis William Hirst 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  7. Anthony Charles Parker 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/10/1990

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Candlelighters Trading Limited is controlled by Joanne Shepheard
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-10-01, ceased 2018-01-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Joanne Shepheard.

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
£26,807
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

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.

1 directors on the board

7.9y median 7.9y
average tenure
7.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02551170
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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