Company · Colchester
Markshall Trading LTD
Other service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Geoffrey Dunn 2021-2022 View profile
- Jane Anne James 2014-2016 View profile
- Peter William Thurman 2011-2012 View profile
- Margaret Elizabeth Attwood 2011-2022 View profile
- Graeme John Fraser Steele 2011-2018 View profile
- Kevin Leonard Dodman 2011-2013 View profile
- Peter Benjamin Griffiths 2011-2023 View profile
- Professor James Russell Raven 2011-2019 View profile
- Rebecca Lee 2014-2018 View profile
- Richard Arthur Ramsey 2011-2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 05/10/2011
- Registered office
- Colchester
- Previous names
- Marks Hall Enterprises Limited (until 07/06/2021)
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.
- David William George Whipps
significant influence · notified 2023-01-01 - Jan Eileen Smith ceased 2023-11-17
significant influence · notified 2023-01-01 - Robert Arthur David Cowlin ceased 2023-11-17
significant influence · notified 2023-01-01 - Meriel Barclay ceased 2023-11-17
significant influence · notified 2023-06-01
Group
- Markshall Trading LTD
is controlled by David William George Whipps
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2023-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David William George Whipps.
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
- -£158,955
- Total assets
- -£149,528
- Cash
- £15,393
- Employees
- 4
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- -£31,850
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.
4 directors on the board
- Meriel Barclay Director · appointed 2023
- David William George Whipps Director · appointed 2019
- Jan Eileen Smith Director · appointed 2021
- Robert Arthur David Cowlin Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- David William George Whipps Director · appointed 2019
- Robert Arthur David Cowlin Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Meriel Barclay Director · appointed 2023
- David William George Whipps Director · appointed 2019
- Jan Eileen Smith Director · appointed 2021
- Robert Arthur David Cowlin Director · appointed 2018
Also govern a charity
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07798255
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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