Company · Harpenden
Willis Publicity (Harpenden) Limited
Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Jon Rushton 2023-2025 View profile
- Patricia Mary Rushton 1998-2014 View profile
- Ralph Kenneth Parry 1997-1997 View profile
- Jane Rosson 1997-1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other manufacturing n.e.c.; Non-specialised wholesale trade
- Incorporated
- 10/10/1997
- Registered office
- Harpenden
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.
- Philippa Ellis
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-10-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Richard Charles Ellis
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-10-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Willis Publicity (Harpenden) Limited
is controlled by Philippa Ellis
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-10-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Philippa Ellis.
6 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
- £1,170,064
- Total assets
- £2,862,003
- Cash
- £565,318
- Employees
- 0.33
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- -£754,276
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | Not reported | £1,170,064 |
| 2024-09-30 | Not reported | £1,068,333 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.
2 directors on the board
- Carl Frederick Andrews Director · appointed 2014
- Richard Charles Ellis Director · appointed 1997
Directors past 6 years
- Carl Frederick Andrews Director · appointed 2014
- Richard Charles Ellis Director · appointed 1997
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Carl Frederick Andrews Director · appointed 2014
- Richard Charles Ellis Director · appointed 1997
Left in the last 12 months
- Jon Rushton Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- 03448035
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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