Company
AOC Holdings Limited
AOC Holdings Limited is an active UK company (number SC196924), incorporated 1999, with 5 current directors including Michael Graeme Cavers and Martin Liam Cook. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 16
- Mitchell Mark Pollington 2015-2016 View profile
- Linzi Jane Linton 2013-2019 View profile
- Lynda Lee Stoddart 2010-2012 View profile
- John William Gooder 2010-2012 View profile
- Murray James Cook 2008-2009 View profile
- Peter Macdonald Anderson 2001-2015 View profile
- Walter William Thomson Gowans 2001-2014 View profile
- Joseph James Kovacik 2001-2003 View profile
- John Michael Maloney 1999-2001 View profile
- Linzi Linton 2013-2019 View profile
- Kay Barclay 2011-2012 View profile
- Pauline Cromar-Brooks 2008-2011 View profile
- Brian Hugh Gibson 2002-2008 View profile
- Iain Stewart Roderick Stedman 2001-2002 View profile
- Mills, Coralie Mary Bernadette, Doctor 1999-2009 View profile
- John William Anthony Barber 1999-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 07/06/1999
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.
- John William Anthony Barber ceased 2018-12-21
25-50% shares · notified 2017-04-07 - AOC Archaeology Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-21
Group
- AOC Holdings Limited
is controlled by John William Anthony Barber
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2017-04-07, ceased 2018-12-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John William Anthony Barber.
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.
5 directors on the board
- Melissa Lauren Valentine Director · appointed 2010
- Michael Graeme Cavers Director · appointed 2013
- Martin Liam Cook Director · appointed 2013
- Andrew Richard Heald Director · appointed 2010
- Ciara Marie Strachan Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Melissa Lauren Valentine Director · appointed 2010
- Michael Graeme Cavers Director · appointed 2013
- Martin Liam Cook Director · appointed 2013
- Andrew Richard Heald Director · appointed 2010
- Ciara Marie Strachan Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Melissa Lauren Valentine Director · appointed 2010
- Michael Graeme Cavers Director · appointed 2013
- Martin Liam Cook Director · appointed 2013
- Andrew Richard Heald Director · appointed 2010
- Ciara Marie Strachan Director · appointed 2010
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC196924
- 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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