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Upton Group Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 1

  1. Alec Upton 2002-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £255,000 total

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.

  • CA16480 - York College Vending Provision Buyer: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Consultancy Ltd £255,000 2025-09-22 CPV 42933000 Source: Contracts Finder

    York College Fully Managed Vending Service To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA16480. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register …

About

Incorporated
30/10/2002

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Fergus Ross Macdonald ceased 2026-01-22
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Janet Upton ceased 2022-01-19
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Alec Upton ceased 2019-09-23
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Upton Group Holdings Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-01-22
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Upton Group Limited is controlled by Fergus Ross Macdonald
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2026-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Fergus Ross Macdonald.

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
£919,015
Total assets
£1,168,905
Cash
£161,459
Employees
44
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-02-28. 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

18.3y median 18.3y
average tenure
20.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Finance 2Other services 1Retail and trade 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
04577828
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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