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Barwells Legal Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. William James Elliott 2013-2022 Director View profile
  2. Timothy Joseph Morgan 2013-2023 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Sean Woods 2013-2024 Director View profile
  4. David Trevor Johnson George 2013-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/08/2013

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.

  • Stephen John Ash
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-07-09 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Andrew Sean Woods ceased 2024-04-30
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-04-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Barwells Legal Limited is controlled by Stephen John Ash
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-07-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen John Ash.

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
£1,501,221
Total assets
£1,747,834
Cash
£1,092,582
Employees
80
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. 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

8.1y median 10y
average tenure
12.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Property 2Dormant 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

  • 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
08645312
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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