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HB&O LTD

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Andrew Mark Cartwright 2019-2022 Director View profile
  2. Greg Philp 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Jane Wilson 2014-2019 Director View profile
  4. Helen Louise Coombes 2014-2015 Director View profile
  5. Colin James Beale 2006-2008 Director View profile
  6. Tracey Jane Hackett 2005-2012 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Brian Farren 2005-2016 Director View profile
  8. Marie Bawden 2004-2009 Director View profile
  9. Helen Rachel Herniman 2004-2005 Director View profile
  10. Robert Norman Kendall 2004-2016 Director View profile
  11. Philip Gordon Ewing 2004-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/04/2004

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.

  • Mark Ashfield ceased 2023-07-10
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Wayne Gutteridge ceased 2023-07-10
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Helen Coombes ceased 2023-07-10
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. HB&O LTD is controlled by Mark Ashfield
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-21, ceased 2023-07-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Ashfield.

9 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
£768,974
Total assets
£1,124,747
Cash
£264,721
Employees
99
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £1,500 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £1,500

Most recent

  • Department for Education £1,5002023-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

7.9y median 4.7y
average tenure
19y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 6Business services 4Dormant 1Education 1Mining 1Other services 1Property 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05096463
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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