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Cansford Associates Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Philip Antony Marshall 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. David George Harrison 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Dr Lolita Margareta Tsanaclis 2010-2024 Director View profile
  4. John Francis Charles Wicks 2010-2024 Director View profile
  5. Elizabeth Francis Helen Lucy Wicks 2006-2023 Director View profile
  6. Howard John Payne 2006-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/09/2005

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.

  • John Francis Charles Wicks ceased 2018-07-17
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-09
  • Cortex Bidco Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-04-28
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Cansford Associates Limited is controlled by John Francis Charles Wicks
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-09, ceased 2018-07-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Francis Charles Wicks.

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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

Total assets
£3,800,213
Cash
£686,124
Employees
6
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

3.5y median 3.5y
average tenure
5.5y
longest tenure
0
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 65Professional services 22Business services 5Dormant 4Other services 3Education 2Construction 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
05558883
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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