Company
Thimbleby & Shorland Limited
Thimbleby & Shorland Limited is an active UK company (number 08907561), incorporated 2014, with 4 current directors including Robert Smith and Gary Townsend. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Christopher John Boreham 2014-2023 View profile
- Kevin Louis Penley Burree 2014-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/02/2014
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.
- Richard Henry Dance
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Kevin Louis Penley Burree ceased 2018-06-05
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Christopher John Boreham ceased 2021-12-31
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Thimbleby & Shorland Limited
is controlled by Richard Henry Dance
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard Henry Dance.
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
- £1,763,199
- Total assets
- £1,767,164
- Cash
- £2,611,846
- Employees
- 20
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £1,763,199 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £1,763,199 |
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.
4 directors on the board
- Robert Smith Director · appointed 2021
- Richard Henry Dance Director · appointed 2014
- Gary Townsend Director · appointed 2021
- Truman Charles Hunt Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Richard Henry Dance Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Robert Smith Director · appointed 2021
- Richard Henry Dance Director · appointed 2014
- Gary Townsend Director · appointed 2021
- Truman Charles Hunt Director · appointed 2021
Gaps to watch
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08907561
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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