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Palmer & Howells LTD.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Sarah Stevenson James 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Timothy Michael Wilson 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Benjamin Lawrence Wood 2018-2025 Director View profile
  4. Jason Carter 2018-2025 Director View profile
  5. Lorraine Palmer 1998-2018 Director View profile
  6. Kevin James Howells 1998-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

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.

  • PP-10183a Hornchurch Academy Trust Facilities Management Open Framework Buyer: HORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    An Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) was been issued by Place Group Limited as Procurement Agent of Hornchurch Academy Trust (“the Client”). Suppliers were invited by the Client to tender for a position on an Open Framework for the provision of…

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About

Incorporated
31/12/1998

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Kevin James Howells ceased 2017-06-01
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Lorraine Palmer ceased 2017-06-01
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Philip Roe ceased 2018-12-21
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-21
  • HC 1278 Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-06-01

Group

  1. Palmer & Howells LTD. is controlled by Kevin James Howells
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Kevin James Howells.

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
£300,276
Total assets
£300,525
Cash
£80,845
Employees
1.19
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

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

3.8y median 3.8y
average tenure
7.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Business services 4Hospitality 3Retail and trade 3Finance 1Other services 1Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03690842
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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