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Watson Batty Architects Limited

Watson Batty Architects Limited is an active UK company (number 02913588), incorporated 1994, with 4 current directors including Benjamin James Pickersgill and Robert James Jagger. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Peter David White 2008-2026 Director View profile
  2. Richard Paul Merrills 2008-2026 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Kenneth Grindrod 2008-2023 Director View profile
  4. Guy Alexander Taylor 2006-2009 Director View profile
  5. Michael John Broadhead 2001-2008 Director View profile
  6. Francis Joseph Mcaleer 1994-2010 Director View profile
  7. Peter Anthony Batty 1994-1997 Director View profile
  8. Paul David Ryan 1994-2018 Secretary View profile
  9. Ronald Edward Watson 1994-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/03/1994

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.

  • Paul David Ryan ceased 2017-09-29
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, 50-75% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Watson Batty Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-09-29

Group

  1. Watson Batty Architects Limited is controlled by Paul David Ryan
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, 50-75% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-09-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul David Ryan.

1 other company 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
£2,150,602
Total assets
£2,150,602
Cash
£1,297,545
Employees
38
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-04-30. 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

5.2y median 0.9y
average tenure
17.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

1
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.

Finance 4

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02913588
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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