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Ards Holdings Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 12

  1. Raymond Gilroy 2007-2026 Director View profile
  2. Gerard Charles Hughes 2007-2024 Director View profile
  3. John Hart 2003-2012 Director View profile
  4. Sean Carr 2000-2001 Director View profile
  5. Edwin Gerard O'Neill 2000-2012 Director View profile
  6. John Wilson 2000-2011 Director View profile
  7. John Anthony Rainey 2002 Director View profile
  8. John Anthony Patterson 2002 Director View profile
  9. Joseph Alexander Platt 2006 Director View profile
  10. William Robert Shaw 2003 Director View profile
  11. Leslie Purdy 2000 Director View profile
  12. Anthony Reynolds 2007 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/12/1973

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.

Group

  1. Ards Holdings Limited is controlled by Ray Hutchinson
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-09-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ray Hutchinson.

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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.

3 directors on the board

6.5y median 0.1y
average tenure
19.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Construction 3Dormant 2Finance 2Arts and leisure 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
NI009882
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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