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Company · Hebden Bridge

Vocation Bars Group Limited

Management consultancy activities other than financial management

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Michael James Wardell 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jaclyn Birch 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Richard Allen Stenson 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. John Hickling 2016-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Incorporated
21/12/2016
Registered office
Hebden Bridge
Previous names
Fire When Ready Limited (until 25/04/2022)

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 Allen Stenson ceased 2023-10-05
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-12-21
  • Vocation Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-16
  • BGF Investment Management Limited ceased 2024-05-23
    25-50% shares · notified 2021-12-16
  • Possible match - 3 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 3 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Vocation Bars Group Limited is controlled by John Hickling
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-12-21, ceased 2024-05-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Hickling.

4 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.

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

3.8y median 2.6y
average tenure
9.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Hospitality 12Dormant 4Finance 4Manufacturing 3Professional services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
10534001
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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