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Ainsley Gommon Architects Limited

Ainsley Gommon Architects Limited is an active UK company (number 04187948), incorporated 2001, with 2 current directors, Paul William Lester and Simon Peter Venables. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Stephen James Geary 2008-2024 Director View profile
Maria Ann Killick 2008-2019 Director View profile
Alfred John Raymond Plant 2003-2025 Director View profile
David Michael Jones 2003-2004 Director View profile
Mark Edwin French 2003-2023 Director View profile
David Edwin Ainsley 2001-2009 Director View profile
Peter Nicholas Gommon 2001-2010 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £4,000,000 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.

Fframwaith Ymgynghori Adeiladu / Construction Consultancy Framework Buyer: Adra (Tai) Cyf £4,000,000 2026-06-17 Source: Find a Tender
Contract Award Notice for the Fframwaith Ymgynghori Adeiladu / Construction Consultancy Framework

Framework
Framework for Architectural Services for Codi Group’s Residential Schemes Buyer: Codi Group Ltd Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
Codi Group (formerly Pobl Group) are appointing suitably qualified and experienced suppliers of architectural services to a framework for the provision of Architectural Services and Consultancy for Pobl Group's residential schemes. Ten (10)…

Framework

About

Incorporated: 27/03/2001

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

Simon Peter Venables
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Alfred John Raymond Plant ceased 2025-02-28
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Stephen James Geary ceased 2024-06-27
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Mark Edwin French ceased 2023-03-31
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Maria Ann Killick ceased 2019-07-05
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Ainsley Gommon Trustee Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-03-31

Group

Ainsley Gommon Architects Limited is controlled by Simon Peter Venables
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Peter Venables.

1 other company in this group

Ainsley Gommon Trustee Limited

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: £94,403
Total assets: £104,906
Cash: £35,562
Employees: 0.18
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

Paul William Lester Director · appointed 2008
Simon Peter Venables Director · appointed 2001

21.9y median 21.9y

average tenure

25.5y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Paul William Lester Director · appointed 2008
Simon Peter Venables Director · appointed 2001

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Simon Peter Venables Director · appointed 2001

Portfolio (1)

Paul William Lester Director · appointed 2008

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.

Professional 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: 04187948
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Edition: Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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