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Beard & Coles Financial Practice Limited

Beard & Coles Financial Practice Limited is an active UK company (number 04967692), incorporated 2003, with 2 current directors, Christopher John Downham and Matthew Charles Beard. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Sally Ann Taylor 2003-2005 Director View profile
  2. David John Coles 2005-2017 Secretary View profile
  3. Elisabeth Jane Javan 2003-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/11/2003

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.

Group

  1. Beard & Coles Financial Practice Limited is controlled by Matthew Charles Beard
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-11-18, ceased 2020-09-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Matthew Charles Beard.

3 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
£144,407
Total assets
£144,407
Cash
£168,082
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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

21.6y median 21.6y
average tenure
21.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 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
04967692
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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