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Company · Bishop's Stortford

Needham Chalks (HAM) Limited

Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Richard Marcus Blew 2012-2026 Director View profile
  2. Richard Neville Peake 2012-2017 Director View profile
  3. Stuart James Attridge 2012-2025 Director View profile
  4. David Ian Low 1993-2009 Director View profile
  5. Timothy Jonathan Nelson Parker 1993-2009 Director View profile
  6. Ron Gordon Frederick Gilder 1993-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate
Incorporated
08/02/1993
Registered office
Bishop's Stortford
Previous names
Premier Narrowboats Limited (until 10/12/2012)

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. Needham Chalks (HAM) Limited is controlled by Harlow Agricultural Merchants Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Harlow Agricultural Merchants Limited is controlled by HAM 2025 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2026-02-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. HAM 2025 Limited is controlled by Christopher Romer Collings
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-12-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Romer Collings.

7 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

Total assets
£5,411,920
Cash
£1,040,446
Employees
14
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£468,029

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. 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

14.7y median 13.6y
average tenure
16.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 3Transport 3Agriculture 2Professional services 2Business services 1Manufacturing 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

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
02787775
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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