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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

  1. Eric Bousquet 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Padraic Joseph Little 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Leslie Robert Deacon 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Timothy David Griffin 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Casey 2016-2020 Director View profile
  6. Paul William Bryan 2016-2024 Director View profile
  7. Philip Brown 2016-2021 Director View profile
  8. Niall David Ennis 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Richard Hinds 2016-2022 Director View profile
  10. Gerard Patrick O'Keeffe 2016-2020 Director View profile
  11. Matthew Steven Geoffrey Croucher 2014-2024 Director View profile
  12. Paul Simon Matravers 2005-2020 Director View profile
  13. Jason Ronald Goddard 2005-2020 Director View profile
  14. Jason Mark Beeson 2005-2020 Director View profile
  15. James Stidwill 2005-2021 Director View profile
  16. Terence William Burt 1997-1999 Director View profile
  17. Kenneth Jack Newell 1997-1999 Director View profile
  18. Paul Sangster 1991-2005 Director View profile
  19. Michael Alaster Bryce 1991-1992 Director View profile
  20. Stephen Sawkins 1997 Director View profile
  21. Frithjof Johnsen 2005-2014 Secretary View profile
  22. Michelle Jay Palmer 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  23. Steven John Easterbrook 1991-2005 Secretary 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.

Group

  1. Hammer Distribution Limited is controlled by Hammer Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Hammer Group Limited is controlled by Hammer Consolidated Holdings LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. 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

3.7y median 0.8y
average tenure
12.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
2
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.

Tech and media 5Business services 2Professional services 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.

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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