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Abacus Playgrounds Limited

Abacus Playgrounds Limited is an active UK company (number 02992616), incorporated 1994, with 3 current directors including Darren Brian Spittles and Luke Richard Overall. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

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William Paul Worthington 2019-2023 Director View profile
Michael John White 2002-2023 Director View profile
Karen Louise Harris 2012-2023 Secretary View profile
Karen Frances Rodwell 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
Timothy Alfred Rodwell 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
Barry Owen 1994-1994 Secretary View profile
Jacqueline Lisa Aitken 1994-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts · £185,000 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: 0462(PA) - Resurfacing of 7 Play Parks Buyer: Colchester City Council £185,000 2026-06-09 CPV 50870000 Source: Contracts Finder
Colchester City Council (the Council) wishes to commission a contractor to undertake the supply and installation of a new safety surface to seven (7) parks across Colchester. This project will be undertaken via the ESPO Frame…
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Playground Equipment & Specialist Surfaces, Fencing & Gates Buyer: North Tyneside Council Value not published Date not published CPV 45212140 Source: Find a Tender
The DPS will be split into 3 lots that a supplier can request to be on: Lot 1 – Playground Equipment and Playground Surfaces (covering but not limited to: supply & installation of playground equipment, surfaces, footpaths and any related wo…
Play Area Surfacing Framework Buyer: Chelmsford City Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
Chelmsford City Council, in the heart of Essex, has within its stated priorities the creation and development of high-quality public spaces. Seventeen of Chelmsford City Council’s main parks across the city received the Green Flag status i…

Framework
Regent Park Resurfacing Buyer: Lancaster City Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
Repairs to the surface at Regent Park

About

Incorporated: 21/11/1994

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.

Abacus Lawrence Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-30

Group

Abacus Playgrounds Limited is controlled by Abacus Lawrence Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Abacus Lawrence Group Limited is controlled by Geoffrey Walter Rodwell
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Geoffrey Walter Rodwell.

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: £2,417,496
Total assets: £2,705,843
Cash: £459
Employees: 55
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period ending	Turnover	Net assets
2025-12-31	Not reported	£2,417,496
2024-12-31	Not reported	£2,417,918

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.

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

Darren Brian Spittles Director · appointed 2023
Luke Richard Overall Director · appointed 2023
Geoffrey Walter Rodwell Director · appointed 1994

12.8y median 3.4y

average tenure

31.6y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Geoffrey Walter Rodwell Director · appointed 1994

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

Darren Brian Spittles Director · appointed 2023
Luke Richard Overall Director · appointed 2023
Geoffrey Walter Rodwell Director · appointed 1994

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.

Manufacturing 5Professional services 5Arts and leisure 3Business services 3Construction 3Finance 3

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: 02992616
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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