Company · Northumberland
Martins the Printers Limited
Printing n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Printing n.e.c.; Binding and related services
- Incorporated
- 09/07/1992
- Registered office
- Northumberland
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.
- Christopher Hardie
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Elizabeth Marjorie Anne Hardie
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01
Group
- Martins the Printers Limited
is controlled by Christopher Hardie
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Christopher Hardie.
5 other companies 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
- £641,305
- Total assets
- £713,018
- Cash
- £122,398
- Employees
- 29
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
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.
3 directors on the board
- Christopher Hardie Director · appointed 1992
- Elizabeth Marjorie Anne Hardie Director · appointed 1997
- Robert David Martin Director · appointed 1997
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Hardie Director · appointed 1992
- Elizabeth Marjorie Anne Hardie Director · appointed 1997
- Robert David Martin Director · appointed 1997
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Christopher Hardie Director · appointed 1992
- Elizabeth Marjorie Anne Hardie Director · appointed 1997
- Robert David Martin Director · appointed 1997
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 02731178
- 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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