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Houghton & SON Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Arthur William Tombs 1993-2010 Director View profile
  2. Linda Mary Howard 2016-2023 Secretary View profile
  3. Florence Betty Tombs 1993-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £4,000,000 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.

  • GB-Colchester: 0466-PA Voids Property Works Buyer: Colchester City Council £4,000,000 2026-02-20 CPV 45400000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Colchester Borough Council currently has 6800 properties within its housing stock which are managed on their behalf by Colchester Borough Homes. The successful tenderer will be expected to undertake Void Property Works compri…

About

Incorporated
03/02/1993

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.

  • Ian Houghton
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-01-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - 5 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 5 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Houghton & SON Limited is controlled by Ian Houghton
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Houghton.

8 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
£881,582
Total assets
£940,891
Cash
£856,912
Employees
57
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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.

4 directors on the board

10.2y median 5.2y
average tenure
26.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Property 4Tech and media 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02786415
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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