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Company · Chorley

RFM Preston LTD

Accounting and auditing activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Alan John Meikle 2017-2024 Director View profile
  2. Geoffrey Charles Fairclough 2014-2019 Director View profile
  3. Francis James Murphy 2014-2018 Director View profile
  4. Gillian Telford 2011-2023 Director View profile
  5. Mark Finch 2008-2009 Director View profile
  6. Pauline Grundy 2016-2023 Secretary View profile
  7. Gillian Isibor 2013-2016 Secretary View profile
  8. Mary Ainsworth 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  9. Nicholas Herbert White 2008-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Accounting and auditing activities
Incorporated
01/04/2008
Registered office
Chorley
Previous names
Haines Watts Preston Limited (until 30/01/2015)
Haines Watts (Preston) Limited (until 04/07/2013)
BT Deal Limited (until 02/06/2009)

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Geoffrey Charles Fairclough ceased 2019-08-20
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Gillian Telford ceased 2022-06-28
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Paul Charles Newsham ceased 2022-06-28
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-01-18
  • RFM Group LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-06-28

Group

  1. RFM Preston LTD is controlled by Geoffrey Charles Fairclough
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-08-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Geoffrey Charles Fairclough.

5 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
£487,489
Total assets
£605,392
Cash
£43
Employees
8
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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 · £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.

1 directors on the board

17.2y median 17.2y
average tenure
17.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Business services 3Professional services 3Arts and leisure 1Finance 1Public administration 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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06550425
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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