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Alpha Manufacturing Hixon Limited

Alpha Manufacturing Hixon Limited is an active UK company (number 02963616), incorporated 1994, with 7 current directors including Karen Barnacle and Michael Whitfield. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Robin James Eley 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Handford 2002-2005 Director View profile
  3. Michael John Bacon 1997-1998 Director View profile
  4. Paul Graham St Clair 1996-1996 Director View profile
  5. Eric Smith 1994-2007 Director View profile
  6. Susannah Grace Elizabeth Smith 1944-2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/08/1994

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.

  • Susannah Grace Elizabeth Smith ceased 2022-06-14
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-06-30
  • The HEX Group of Companies Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-01-02
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Alpha Manufacturing Hixon Limited is controlled by Susannah Grace Elizabeth Smith
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-06-30, ceased 2022-06-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Susannah Grace Elizabeth Smith.

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
£10,739,527
Total assets
£11,541,593
Cash
£4,812,896
Employees
1.98
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£1,056,801

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£10,739,527
2025-12-31Not reported£10,739,527
2024-12-31Not reported£9,740,803

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £4,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £4,000

Most recent

  • Department for Education £4,0002020-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

11.5y median 10.8y
average tenure
25.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Manufacturing 8Professional services 3Property 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
02963616
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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