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Houlder Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Malcolm John Hutton 2015-2023 Director View profile
  2. Simon Allan Harris 2015-2023 Director View profile
  3. Michael John Chew 2012-2014 Director View profile
  4. David Symonds Hooker 2008-2015 Director View profile
  5. Frederic Vincent Perdrix 2003-2018 Director View profile
  6. Peter Kelly 2002-2006 Director View profile
  7. Eric Linsley Meadows 2002-2008 Director View profile
  8. John Maurice Houlder 2002-2002 Director View profile
  9. John Maurice Frank Harrison 2002-2008 Director View profile
  10. Peter Hanam Hickson 2002-2019 Director View profile
  11. Richard Hugh Wollaston 2002-2002 Nominee-director View profile
  12. Jane Ann Saunders 2002-2002 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Michael Hayward 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  14. Anna-Malin Eliasson 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  15. Barry Brenden Farrelly 2002-2012 Secretary View profile
  16. Richard Edward Long 2002-2006 Secretary View profile
  17. Wollastons Nominees Limited 2002-2002 Corporate-secretary 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
21/03/2002

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.

Group

  1. Houlder Limited is controlled by Houlder Engineering Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Houlder Engineering Group Limited is controlled by CC223 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. CC223 Limited is controlled by Simon John Hill
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-02-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon John Hill.

7 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.

Financials

Net assets
£7,675,447
Total assets
£83,555
Cash
£409,774
Employees
59
Turnover
£7,310,639
Profit/loss
-£67,199

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31£7,310,639£7,675,447
2024-12-31£9,420,897£7,742,646

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.

Grants received

3 grants · £78,323 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £41,997 (2 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £36,326

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £29,2882024-08-29
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £12,7092024-08-29
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £36,3262021-09-01
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.

4 directors on the board

10.3y median 8y
average tenure
22.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Business services 4Dormant 4Finance 4

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
04400298
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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