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ARA Commercial Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 17

  1. Stephen Arthur Scarth 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. David Aaron Powell 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Ramsay Nicoll 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Lisa Jane Snook 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Jane Camilla May Speller 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. David John Jenkins 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Charlene Liza Taylor 2018-2021 Director View profile
  8. Karl David Magee 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Natalie Jane Milne 2015-2019 Director View profile
  10. Hayden Burns 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. Geoffrey Michael Boyd Pick 2014-2018 Director View profile
  12. Anna Siddall 2014-2014 Director View profile
  13. Laura Cotton 2013-2015 Director View profile
  14. Martin Philip Taylor 2012-2014 Director View profile
  15. Catherine Margaret Susanna Taylor 2012-2013 Director View profile
  16. David Leonard Mander 2012-2016 Director View profile
  17. Sylvia Rosa Maria James 2012-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/10/2012

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.

Group

  1. ARA Commercial Limited is controlled by Archives and Records Association (UK and Ireland)
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Archives and Records Association (UK and Ireland).

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
£3,436
Total assets
£3,436
Cash
£11,948
Employees
4
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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

2.4y median 2y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Other services 5Education 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08249971
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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