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Story Contracting Limited

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

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Previous officers 25

  1. Jason Lee Butterworth 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Barry Stuart Mcnicholas 2022-2022 Director View profile
  3. Lindsey Jane Pownall 2017-2022 Director View profile
  4. Ian Douglass Purdham 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Macarthur, John, Mister 2016-2018 Director View profile
  6. Alistair Laurie Grant 2013-2017 Director View profile
  7. Anthony Cook 2013-2018 Director View profile
  8. Sharon Catherine Jean Benson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  9. Nigel Derek George Ford 2013-2014 Director View profile
  10. David Sanderson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  11. Peter Stefan Stybelski 2012-2015 Director View profile
  12. Steven Errington 2012-2013 Director View profile
  13. Michael Stuart Halliday 2011-2015 Director View profile
  14. John Latham 2003-2004 Director View profile
  15. Ian James Sewell 2000-2011 Director View profile
  16. Robert Dixon 1999-1999 Director View profile
  17. Raymond Middlemore 1999-2000 Director View profile
  18. George Harry Jarvis 1999-2000 Director View profile
  19. John Middlemore 1999-2000 Director View profile
  20. Alan Johnson 1999-2000 Director View profile
  21. Patrick Mcmillan 1999-2000 Director View profile
  22. Adrian Simpson Tindal 1999-2000 Director View profile
  23. Robert Keith Hetherington 1999-2000 Director View profile
  24. Brian Alan Downie 1999-2000 Director View profile
  25. Ian Pearson 1999-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

8 contracts · £4,065,921 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.

  • National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026 Buyer: YPO Value not published 2026-09-15 Source: Find a Tender

    Pagabo Limited, acting as an agent of YPO is seeking to establish a Closed Framework to combine the scopes of the National Framework for Civils and Infrastructure and the National Framework for Demolition and Land Preparation, replacing the…

    Framework
  • CWF Lot 2B - Broadhead Bridge (Replacement Structure) Buyer: Westmorland and Furness Council £194,563 2026-07-07 CPV 45000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This D&B, 2-Stage Contract, is to reconstruct the bridge, including further actions (and not limited to) liaising with Network Rail (BAPA required for the works), ground investigation, scour assessment, obtaining approvals (i.e. LLFA), coll…

  • Early Contractor Involvement for the Design for the Replacement of Middle Blackdene Footbridge Buyer: Durham County Council £40,794 2026-05-27 CPV 45221119 Source: Contracts Finder

    Durham County Council (DCC) require a contractor to prepare and under-take a scheme to remove the existing sub-standard footbridge and install a replacement structure (comprising steel beams with FRP deck and parapets). The existing abutmen…

  • ECI for Design & Build Scheme for Sherburn House Bridge Buyer: Durham County Council £119,197 2026-03-09 CPV 45000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Design and repair Sherburn House Bridge

  • CWF Lot 2A - Nichol Gill Culvert Saddle Construction Buyer: Westmorland and Furness Council £45,567 2026-01-20 CPV 45000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The contract will be to undertake the construction of a reinforced concrete saddle that will be tied into the existing spandrel walls.

  • Workington Gateway Stage 2 Buyer: Cumberland Council £3,529,820 2025-10-07 CPV 45000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Project comprises works to realign and widen the A66 Ramsay Brow/ A596 traffic signal-controlled junction; to construct a pocket park on the site of the demolished Henry's pub site and to widen the A596 at Hall Brow, with new pedestrian…

  • FC Design for Frosterley & Kevins Bridges Buyer: Durham County Council £135,979 2025-06-25 CPV 71242000 Source: Contracts Finder

    FC from NEPO211 Lot 2 Design and Repair contract to sole supplier

  • Cleator Moor Community Hub and Town Square Public Realm Works Buyer: Cumberland Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    A new Community Hub is to be created by the construction of a new-build annexe to join the existing Library and Council offices on Cleator Moor Town Square. The new-build annexe will house a café / restaurant area with a new, commercial kit…

About

Incorporated
03/02/1999

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.

Group

  1. Story Contracting Limited is controlled by Norman Frederick Story
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-02-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Norman Frederick Story.

127 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.

Grants received

3 grants · £5,500 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 (2 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £1,500

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £1,5002021-04-01
  • Department for Education £3,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
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.

3 directors on the board

13.6y median 11.5y
average tenure
26.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Utilities 20Dormant 12Finance 6Professional services 2Business services 1Construction 1Hospitality 1Other services 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
03709861
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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