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Begbies Chettle Agar Limited

Accounting and auditing activities

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Virginia Julie Underhill 2015-2024 Director View profile
  2. Michael Neill Cox 2015-2016 Director View profile
  3. Stephen John Richards 2015-2024 Director View profile
  4. Leslie Michael Lipowicz 2012-2013 Director View profile
  5. Darrell James Playfoot 2011-2014 Director View profile
  6. Jack Payne 2006-2012 Director View profile
  7. John Michael Gervase Markham 2002-2010 Director View profile
  8. Roger Thomas Dargue 2002-2010 Director View profile
  9. Lucy Mary Agnes Scott Maples 2002-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Accounting and auditing activities
Incorporated
28/06/2002
Registered office
London

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.

Group

  1. Begbies Chettle Agar Limited is controlled by Lucy Mary Agnes Scott Maples
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-08-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lucy Mary Agnes Scott Maples.

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
£694,416
Total assets
£3,030,416
Cash
£795,415
Employees
24
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£1,290,717

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.

9 directors on the board

13.5y median 11.2y
average tenure
24y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (9)

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.

Dormant 4Finance 4Professional services 4Business services 2Manufacturing 1Other services 1Tech and media 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
04472680
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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