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CAN Geotechnical Limited

Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Samantha Crawford 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Claire Ashley Knighton 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Stephen John Lee 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Hazel Farnell 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Benjamin James Foulger 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Keith Stout 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Richard Nicholson 2005-2019 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Simon Wingfield 2003-2019 Director View profile
  9. Steven Geoffrey Mills 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  10. Neil David Foster 2003-2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Incorporated
18/09/2003
Registered office
Helsby

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Neil David Foster ceased 2016-04-06
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • CAN UK Holdings Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. CAN Geotechnical Limited is controlled by Neil David Foster
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Neil David Foster.

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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
£85,627
Total assets
£147,816
Cash
£26,792
Employees
196
Turnover
£15,195,378
Profit/loss
£494,518

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.

8 directors on the board

5.1y median 4.4y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (7)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Professional services 70Construction 44Business services 14Finance 6Utilities 6Manufacturing 5Other services 3Tech and media 3

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
04903360
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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