Company · Hertford
Stephen Austin & Sons Limited
Printing n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Roy Hunter Fox 2006-2009 View profile
- Philip Cohen 2002-2004 View profile
- Michael Chitson 2002-2022 View profile
- Peter Granville Fowler 2002-2025 View profile
- David Leonard Morgan 2002-2008 View profile
- Ian Malcolm Angus 2002-2016 View profile
- Trevor Jesse Wells 2002-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contractFrom 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.
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Printing Services Tender - Lot 1 Litho Digital Printing and Exhibition Printing /Lot 2 Photocopying and Security Printing
The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise in order to set up a contract for the provision of printing services. This is a contract for three (3) years with the option to extend for two (2) years. This is subject to s…
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About
- What it does
- Printing n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 26/02/2002
- Registered office
- Hertford
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.
- Stephen Austin (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Stephen Austin & Sons Limited
is controlled by Stephen Austin (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Stephen Austin (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by S A Printing Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - S A Printing Group Limited
is controlled by Rory James Fowler
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2019-11-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Rory James Fowler.
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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
- £5,642,000
- Total assets
- £9,126,000
- Cash
- £4,069,000
- Employees
- 91
- Turnover
- £12,006,000
- Profit/loss
- £205,000
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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
- Edward Obolensky Director · appointed 2025
- Rory James Fowler Director · appointed 2002
Directors past 6 years
- Rory James Fowler Director · appointed 2002
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Edward Obolensky Director · appointed 2025
- Rory James Fowler Director · appointed 2002
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04381773
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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