Company
Blacksmiths Group LTD
Blacksmiths Group LTD is an active UK company (number 09875845), incorporated 2015, with 3 current directors including James Walter Howkins and Nicholas Alexander Hutchings. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
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About
- Incorporated
- 17/11/2015
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.
- Nicholas Alexander Hutchings
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Jonathan David Drewett
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Blacksmiths Group LTD
is controlled by Nicholas Alexander Hutchings
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Alexander Hutchings.
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
- £436,915
- Total assets
- £576,598
- Cash
- £438,837
- Employees
- 14
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.
3 directors on the board
- James Walter Howkins Director · appointed 2024
- Jonathan David Drewett Director · appointed 2015
- Nicholas Alexander Hutchings Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Jonathan David Drewett Director · appointed 2015
- Nicholas Alexander Hutchings Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- James Walter Howkins Director · appointed 2024
- Jonathan David Drewett Director · appointed 2015
- Nicholas Alexander Hutchings Director · appointed 2016
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 09875845
- 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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