Company

BBA Architects LTD

BBA Architects LTD is an active UK company (number 02679820), incorporated 1992, with 2 current directors, Nicholas David Vater and Matthew Spencer Bollen. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Adam Jonathon Brill 2024-2024 Director View profile
Daniel Washington 2016-2024 Director View profile
Sally-Anne Hewins 2016-2025 Director View profile
Derrick Roy Wobey 2003-2016 Director View profile
Patrick Ian Bollen 1992-2009 Director View profile
Graham John Dorrington 1992-2014 Director View profile
Brian Bishop 1992-1998 Director View profile
David Norman Hambly 1992-2016 Secretary View profile
Christopher Ward 1992-2003 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.

Architect Framework for the South West Region Buyer: Sanctuary Housing Group Value not published Date not published CPV 71200000 Source: Find a Tender
The contract is to provide a framework of Architectural Services in the South West of England. This is a single-lot framework and successful suppliers must be able to demonstrate to Sanctuary they have the requisite capacity and experience …

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About

Incorporated: 22/01/1992

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

Matthew Spencer Bollen
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Nicholas David Vater
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-07-30
Daniel Washington ceased 2024-06-28
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-11-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Sally-Anne Hewins ceased 2025-07-30
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-11-30

Group

BBA Architects LTD is controlled by Matthew Spencer Bollen
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Matthew Spencer Bollen.

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: -£44,125
Total assets: -£9,125
Cash: £29,024
Employees: 13
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss: -£6,430

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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

Matthew Spencer Bollen Director · appointed 2003
Nicholas David Vater Director · appointed 2025

12.3y median 12.3y

average tenure

23.3y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Matthew Spencer Bollen Director · appointed 2003

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Matthew Spencer Bollen Director · appointed 2003
Nicholas David Vater Director · appointed 2025

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 02679820
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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