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Askews and Holts Library Services LTD.

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Yvette Jane Stafford 2007-2025 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Thomas Little 2007-2025 Director View profile
  3. Kathryn Fiona Pattinson 2002-2023 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Peter Holland 2002-2023 Director View profile
  5. Graham John Duvall 2000-2000 Director View profile
  6. Peter David France 2000-2003 Director View profile
  7. Brian Stephen Garner 1999-2007 Director View profile
  8. Jeffrey Wyndham Greenwood 1998-2007 Director View profile
  9. Stephen George Borwick 1997-2004 Director View profile
  10. Richard Knowles 1995-1998 Director View profile
  11. John Michael Anthony Cropley 1994-2007 Director View profile
  12. Duncan Edward Turner 1992-1995 Director View profile
  13. Timothy Charles Cotterall 1999-2012 Secretary View profile
  14. Ellen Gregory 1995-2006 Secretary View profile
  15. Nicholas Henry Burton 1992-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £68,000,000 total

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.

  • Library Books and Digital Content Buyer: The Association of North East Councils Limited £68,000,000 2026-09-01 Source: Find a Tender

    The Association of North East Councils, trading as the North East Procurement Organisation ("NEPO"), is establishing a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Library Books & Digital Content. The Framework will b…

    Framework

About

Incorporated
07/09/1992

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. Askews and Holts Library Services LTD. is controlled by The Little Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The Little Group Limited is controlled by Andrew Thomas Little
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-11-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew Thomas Little.

11 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
£6,442,940
Total assets
£6,494,437
Cash
£5,360,573
Employees
1.58
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£71,199

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-02-28. 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.

5 directors on the board

4.1y median 0.7y
average tenure
18.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Retail and trade 9Business services 3Dormant 2Other services 2Finance 1Manufacturing 1Professional services 1Transport 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
02745298
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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