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Charles Rayner Limited

Charles Rayner Limited is an active UK company (number 02559724), incorporated 1990, with 2 current directors, Carla Grimes and Steven Peter Grimes. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Peter Frederick Grimes 1998-2014 Director View profile
  2. Dennis Roy Jones 1998-2001 Director View profile
  3. Ian Charles Hall 1998-2009 Director View profile
  4. Barry Charles Rayner 1998 Director View profile
  5. White Rose Formations LTD 2005-2008 Corporate-secretary View profile
  6. Alan Bryan Askew 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  7. Geoffrey Atkinson 1992-2005 Nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/11/1990

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. Charles Rayner Limited is controlled by Carla Grimes
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Carla Grimes.

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
£61,015
Total assets
£222,685
Cash
£55,066
Employees
11
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-10-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

20.1y median 20.1y
average tenure
28.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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

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
02559724
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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