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Avove Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 38

  1. Daniel Stephen O'Neill 2022-2022 Director View profile
  2. Craig Matthew Mcgilvray 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Paul Thain 2020-2020 Director View profile
  4. David Michael Mcloughlin 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Kevin Alexander Fowlie 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Lee Milner 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Richard James Ward 2013-2018 Director View profile
  8. Melvyn Ewell 2013-2016 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Latham Nelson 2013-2022 Director View profile
  10. David Llewelyn Arnold 2011-2013 Director View profile
  11. Ian Ellis Fraser 2011-2013 Director View profile
  12. Daniel Lawrence Holland 2011-2016 Director View profile
  13. Joseph John Flood 2011-2013 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Michael Eastwood 2011-2011 Director View profile
  15. Lee Greenbury 2010-2011 Director View profile
  16. Owen Gerard Mclaughlin 2006-2010 Director View profile
  17. John Gerard Maloney 2004-2005 Director View profile
  18. Jack Mcgrory 2004-2006 Director View profile
  19. Paul Birch 2004-2013 Director View profile
  20. Neil Robert Ernest Kirkby 2003-2009 Director View profile
  21. Randolf Graham Mcinnes 2001-2003 Director View profile
  22. John Vincent Gavan 2001-2006 Director View profile
  23. David Gawler 1999-1999 Director View profile
  24. Robert Careless 1997-1999 Director View profile
  25. John Ellis Jackson 1997-1998 Director View profile
  26. Richard John Meyers 1997-1997 Director View profile
  27. Sean Keogh 1996-2004 Director View profile
  28. Robert Burton Johnson 1995-2001 Director View profile
  29. John Anthony Philips 1994-1999 Director View profile
  30. David William Nesbit 1994-1999 Director View profile
  31. Michael William Fell 1994-1997 Director View profile
  32. Malcolm David Birkett 1994-1997 Director View profile
  33. Thomas Strickland Butler 1991-1994 Director View profile
  34. Sherard Secretariat Services Limited 2013-2022 Corporate-secretary View profile
  35. Neil Edward Williams 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  36. Graham Whitehead 2000-2000 Secretary View profile
  37. Bernadette Mary Pitfield 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  38. David John Ashton 1991-1997 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
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
30/01/1991
Registered office
Chorley
Previous names
Amey Utility Services Limited (until 14/04/2022)
Enterprise Utility Services Limited (until 29/05/2014)
ARM Group Limited (until 15/11/2011)

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.

  • Ersa Bidco Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2022-04-12
  • A.R.M. Services Group Limited ceased 2022-04-12
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Avove Limited is controlled by Ersa Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2022-04-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Ersa Bidco Limited is controlled by Ersa Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-01-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Ersa Midco Limited is controlled by Ersa Loanco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Ersa Loanco Limited is controlled by Ersa Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Ersa Topco Limited is controlled by Rubicon Partners V Nominee Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Rubicon Partners V Nominee Limited.

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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.

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.

5 directors on the board

5.2y median 4.3y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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 30Professional services 18Manufacturing 7Utilities 5Construction 1

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02578069
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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