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NPL 1997 Limited

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

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Previous officers 17

  1. Steven Russell Craig 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Alan Alexander Macpherson 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Dr Paul Jeremy Smith 2012-2013 Director View profile
  4. Philip Dennison Barker 2011-2017 Director View profile
  5. David John Barrass 2009-2019 Director View profile
  6. Gordon Henderson Burnett 2009-2013 Director View profile
  7. Daniel Paul Rafferty 2009-2014 Director View profile
  8. Philip David Kirkham 2009-2009 Director View profile
  9. Alexander Bell 1997-2009 Director View profile
  10. Ashcroft Cameron Nominees Limited 1997-1997 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  11. William Lawson 1997-1999 Director View profile
  12. Douglas Young 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  13. Philip David Jackson 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  14. Phillip Barker 2011-2017 Secretary View profile
  15. Richard Nicholas Keighley 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  16. William Edward Liversidge 1997-2009 Secretary View profile
  17. Ashcroft Cameron Secretaries Limited 1997-1997 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/09/1997

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. NPL 1997 Limited is controlled by AMS Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. AMS Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Malcolm Newall Howat
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-08-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Malcolm Newall Howat.

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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.

1 directors on the board

0.7y median 0.7y
average tenure
0.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Property 6Business services 5Finance 1Hospitality 1Manufacturing 1Other services 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC178677
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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