Company · Weybridge
James Gibbons Format Limited
Manufacture of locks and hinges
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Nigel Antony Brice 2016-2026 View profile
- Jeremy David Clarkson 2011-2022 View profile
- Russell Paul Blakey 2011-2013 View profile
- Clive Patrick Lee 2001-2005 View profile
- Stephen Edwin John Compson 2001-2019 View profile
- Andrew Paul Bale 2001-2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Manufacture of locks and hinges; Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
- Incorporated
- 25/06/2001
- Registered office
- Weybridge
- Previous names
- Send Finance Limited (until 19/12/2011)
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Newship Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- James Gibbons Format Limited
is controlled by Newship Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Newship Limited
is controlled by Newship Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Newship Group Limited.
13 other companies in this group
- Newship Limited
- Ashling Close Management Company Limited
- Johnsen & Jorgensen Limited
- Newship Properties Limited
- Rollalong Holdings Limited
- Qdos Location Facilities Limited
- Lewis & Towers Limited
- Newship Investments Limited
- Pont Europe Limited
- Newship Developments Limited
- Ringwood Homes Limited
- Newship Industries Limited
- Newship Group 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
- £298,000
- Cash
- £46,000
- Employees
- 13,000
- Turnover
- £2,634,000
- Profit/loss
- £4,000
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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
- Richard John Newman Director · appointed 2011
- Gary John Dicken Director · appointed 2011
Directors past 6 years
- Richard John Newman Director · appointed 2011
- Gary John Dicken Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Gary John Dicken Director · appointed 2011
Portfolio (1)
- Richard John Newman Director · appointed 2011
Left in the last 12 months
- Nigel Antony Brice Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
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
- 04240188
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 29/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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