Company
Blackstar Amplification LTD
Blackstar Amplification LTD is an active UK company (number 05187927), incorporated 2004, with 2 current directors, Ian Curtis Robinson and Paul John Hayhoe. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Philip John Mccauley 2007-2014 View profile
- Peter Edward French 2007-2008 View profile
- Richard John Frost 2006-2017 View profile
- Bruce Keir 2006-2017 View profile
- Alex Mathews 2025-2026 View profile
- Michael Stephen Watts 2025-2025 View profile
- Alexander Kenneth Mathews 2009-2025 View profile
- Cottons Limited 2004-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/07/2004
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Blackstar Instrument Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-27
Group
- Blackstar Amplification LTD
is controlled by Blackstar Instrument Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-27 · source: Companies House PSC register - Blackstar Instrument Group Limited
is controlled by Paul John Hayhoe
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Paul John Hayhoe.
1 other company 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
- £4,798,283
- Total assets
- £4,825,384
- Cash
- £359,948
- Employees
- 48
- Turnover
- £9,877,845
- Profit/loss
- -£455,992
Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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 · £202,979 total360Giving 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £202,979
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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
- Paul John Hayhoe Director · appointed 2004
- Ian Curtis Robinson Director · appointed 2006
Directors past 6 years
- Paul John Hayhoe Director · appointed 2004
- Ian Curtis Robinson Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Paul John Hayhoe Director · appointed 2004
- Ian Curtis Robinson Director · appointed 2006
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
- 05187927
- 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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