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Acad Trading Limited

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

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Previous officers 14

  1. Richard John Anderson 2016-2020 Director View profile
  2. Robert Oliver 2016-2020 Director View profile
  3. Alex Surtees 2016-2020 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas Edwards 2016-2024 Director View profile
  5. Joseph Paul Hulbert 2016-2020 Director View profile
  6. Graham Oliver 2016-2020 Director View profile
  7. Alfred Soulsby 2016-2023 Director View profile
  8. Roger Nicholas Edwards 2014-2017 Director View profile
  9. Reuben Mark James 2014-2014 Director View profile
  10. John Thomas Carruth 2012-2017 Director View profile
  11. Richard Jackson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  12. Craig Angus Anderson 2012-2017 Director View profile
  13. Jonathan Roy Mytton 2012-2017 Director View profile
  14. Anthony Paul Johnston 2012-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/12/2012

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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 Thomas Carruth ceased 2016-07-27
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Roger Nicholas Edwards ceased 2016-07-27
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Rolf Smaldon ceased 2024-04-19
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2021-07-31

Group

  1. Acad Trading Limited is controlled by John Thomas Carruth
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-07-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Thomas Carruth.

3 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
£120,539
Total assets
£120,539
Cash
£129,860
Employees
7
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

7 directors on the board

5y median 2.7y
average tenure
9.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Retail and trade 4Manufacturing 3Finance 2Business services 1Construction 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
08316305
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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