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Powell Dobson Architects Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Ian Douglas Norman 2006-2019 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Michael Nixon 2006-2025 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Brian Cross 2006-2014 Director View profile
  4. Robert Andrew Irvine 2000-2004 Director View profile
  5. Jeffery Tucker 2000-2018 Director View profile
  6. David Lumley 2000-2018 Director View profile
  7. Graham Roger Davis 2000-2012 Director View profile
  8. Timothy James Percival 2000-2021 Director View profile
  9. Howard Martin Wainwright 2000-2012 Director View profile
  10. David Christopher John Dobson 1999-2004 Director View profile
  11. Velta Kimber 1999-2023 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts

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.

About

Incorporated
09/11/1999

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Ann-Marie Smale ceased 2025-09-30
    appoints directors (firm), significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2025-09-10
  • Bernadette Joan Kinsella ceased 2025-09-30
    appoints directors (firm), significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2025-09-10
  • Powell Dobson LLP
    75-100% shares · notified 2025-09-10
  • 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. Powell Dobson Architects Limited is controlled by Ann-Marie Smale
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors (firm), significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2025-09-10, ceased 2025-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ann-Marie Smale.

1 other company 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
£687,267
Total assets
£707,189
Cash
£68,057
Employees
0
Turnover
£4,548,661
Profit/loss
£8,983

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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

8.3y median 8.3y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

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
03873802
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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