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Who leads it
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 16/10/2002
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.
- William Stobart
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Mark Gerald Aston
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Anna Aston
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- AST Signs Limited
is controlled by William Stobart
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by William Stobart.
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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
- £2,070,287
- Total assets
- £2,766,750
- Cash
- £675,209
- Employees
- 49
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
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
- William Stobart Director · appointed 2002
- Mark Gerald Aston Director · appointed 2002
Directors past 6 years
- William Stobart Director · appointed 2002
- Mark Gerald Aston Director · appointed 2002
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Mark Gerald Aston Director · appointed 2002
Portfolio (1)
- William Stobart 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.
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
- 04564916
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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