Company · Basingstoke
Hammer Distribution Limited
Information technology consultancy activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 23
- Eric Bousquet 2024-2025 View profile
- Padraic Joseph Little 2024-2025 View profile
- Leslie Robert Deacon 2020-2024 View profile
- Timothy David Griffin 2018-2024 View profile
- Stephen Casey 2016-2020 View profile
- Paul William Bryan 2016-2024 View profile
- Philip Brown 2016-2021 View profile
- Niall David Ennis 2016-2018 View profile
- Richard Hinds 2016-2022 View profile
- Gerard Patrick O'Keeffe 2016-2020 View profile
- Matthew Steven Geoffrey Croucher 2014-2024 View profile
- Paul Simon Matravers 2005-2020 View profile
- Jason Ronald Goddard 2005-2020 View profile
- Jason Mark Beeson 2005-2020 View profile
- James Stidwill 2005-2021 View profile
- Terence William Burt 1997-1999 View profile
- Kenneth Jack Newell 1997-1999 View profile
- Paul Sangster 1991-2005 View profile
- Michael Alaster Bryce 1991-1992 View profile
- Stephen Sawkins 1997 View profile
- Frithjof Johnsen 2005-2014 View profile
- Michelle Jay Palmer 1997-1999 View profile
- Steven John Easterbrook 1991-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Information technology consultancy activities
- Incorporated
- 23/08/1991
- Registered office
- Basingstoke
- Previous names
- Exertis Hammer Limited (until 25/02/2026)
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.
- Hammer Group Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Hammer Distribution Limited
is controlled by Hammer Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Hammer Group Limited
is controlled by Hammer Consolidated Holdings LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Hammer Consolidated Holdings LTD
is controlled by Jason Mark Beeson
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-12-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Jason Mark Beeson.
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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
- Jason Martin Chibnall Director · appointed 2021
- Clive Fitzharris Director · appointed 2026
- Paul Hickingbotham Director · appointed 2014
- Christopher Steven Bale Director · appointed 2025
- Nick Foster Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Hickingbotham Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Paul Hickingbotham Director · appointed 2014
- Nick Foster Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Jason Martin Chibnall Director · appointed 2021
- Clive Fitzharris Director · appointed 2026
- Christopher Steven Bale Director · appointed 2025
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02640532
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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