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SIMPSON SPENCE YOUNG LTD
Profile
- Company number
- 01037999
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1972-01-12
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 50200
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully, despite the challenging market backdrop and emerging geopolitical tension. Having reviewed the Company's current position, cash flow projections and forward order book the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2025, the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party changed its legal status from an unincorporated partnership to a Limited Liability Partnership. As a result, on 1 January 2025, the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party became Simpson Spence Young LLP ("LLP"), a Limited Liability Partnership registered in Delaware, USA.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
10 active · 90 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Andrew Paul Carlyle | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | — | — |
| BOLES, Robert Alan | Director | 2023-01-01 | Aug 1986 | Irish |
| DUNIPACE, Toby Charles Richard | Director | 2020-01-01 | Apr 1991 | British |
| ENGLISH, Toby John Richard | Director | 2023-01-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
| HARMSWORTH, Richard James | Director | 2010-09-28 | Jun 1970 | British |
| HUDSON, Robin Alexender Marc | Director | 2006-01-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| JEKOV, Stanko Georgiev | Director | 2017-02-16 | Apr 1981 | Norwegian |
| MILLER, Sean Martin | Director | 2013-10-08 | Jan 1982 | British |
| ULSTEIN, Ole Martin | Director | 2019-01-01 | Mar 1988 | Norwegian |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew Paul Carlyle | Director | 2020-01-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 90 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYES, Leslie | Secretary | — | 2006-12-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Mark James | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| SOUTTER, David John Mark | Secretary | 2007-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| AISHFORD, Michael Phillip | Director | — | 2006-01-01 |
| ARNOLD, Roy George | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2002-06-28 |
| BAGNALL, Graham Douglas St John | Director | — | 2011-09-09 |
| BALLARD, Stephen Michael | Director | — | 2016-02-17 |
| BAMFORD, John Huram Daniel | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2017-03-21 |
| BANNENBERG, Cam Beaupre | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-01-30 |
| BARBER, Richard John | Director | 1992-11-16 | 1997-05-29 |
| BARHAM, David Richard Leslie | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-03-15 |
| BAXTER, Michael John | Director | — | 2010-01-27 |
| BEARD, David Christopher | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2016-02-17 |
| BLAYNEY, Simon Michael | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2006-11-17 |
| BOLES, Robert Alan | Director | 2013-05-10 | 2016-02-17 |
| BOLTON, George Hedley | Director | 2011-01-27 | 2013-02-13 |
| BOND, Brian | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| BONIFACE, Stephen | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2016-02-17 |
| BONIFACE, Stephen | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1997-03-27 |
| BOUSFIELD, Leonard Garth | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2016-02-05 |
| BRANGHAM, Timothy William Mansell | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2016-02-17 |
| BROOK, Warren William | Director | — | 2011-05-16 |
| BROUGH, Charles Anthony James | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2012-10-29 |
| BROWN, Michael Thomas Richard | Director | — | 2009-01-26 |
| BULOW, Soren Einar Staffan | Director | 1993-11-01 | 2001-09-10 |
| CARLISLE, Mark | Director | — | 2017-02-16 |
| CHENEY, Christopher John | Director | 2007-03-05 | 2009-04-30 |
| COUGHLAN, Bernard Anthony | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| CRAFT, Charles Andrew | Director | 2009-09-21 | 2011-09-09 |
| CRANE, Stephen | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2016-02-17 |
| CRIDLAND, Colin | Director | 1997-04-28 | 2002-07-19 |
| CROSS, David Robert Walter | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2013-02-13 |
| DAHL, Christopher John | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2017-02-16 |
| DAUS-PETERSEN, Ole | Director | 2000-02-23 | 2007-08-24 |
| DAWSON, Andrew | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2014-05-01 |
| DAWSON, Andrew | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2010-01-27 |
| DOVAS, Petros | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-01-27 |
| DUNWELL, Michael Paul | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2010-01-27 |
| EVELEIGH, Norman Charles | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-05-16 |
| FITSELL, Carl | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2016-02-17 |
| FLEET, Grahame Stuart | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2007-08-28 |
| FLEET, Grahame Stuart | Director | — | 1998-07-06 |
| FRENCH, Patrick Dominic | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2009-01-26 |
| FRIEND, James Christopher | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-09-20 |
| GARRETT, Thomas Francis | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2005-02-10 |
| GILES, David George | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| GRAY, Amanda Jane | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2016-02-17 |
| GRENFELL, Anthony | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2016-02-17 |
| HAIRS, Andrew Duncan | Director | 2009-04-29 | 2014-09-24 |
| HAMPTON-DAVIES, Blake Jarrett | Director | 1999-01-01 | 1999-07-27 |
| HARRINGTON, James William | Director | 2015-04-20 | 2016-02-17 |
| HAVILL, Giles Dominic | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| HAVILL, Giles Dominic | Director | 2012-06-29 | 2016-02-17 |
| HAY, Perdita Sarah Amanda Lucy | Director | — | 2000-05-03 |
| HAYES, Leslie | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| HEATHCOTE, Peter Johnathan Antoine | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-03-09 |
| HOBBS, Simon David Guy | Director | 1995-10-05 | 2017-02-16 |
| HOLMAN, Anthony Thomas | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2008-05-01 |
| HORTON, Nicholas John | Director | 2010-06-24 | 2013-07-26 |
| HUGHES, Mark | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-01-30 |
| JACKSON, John Mason | Director | 1994-01-10 | 1997-06-30 |
| JONES, Simon Boycott | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2006-10-09 |
| JUNDI, Farid Victor | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2004-05-31 |
| KEANE, Michael Andrew | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| KEARSEY, John Peter | Director | 2002-07-19 | 2018-12-31 |
| KELLEY, Stephen Patrick | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2016-02-17 |
| KEMPF, Ulrich Alexander Roman | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-10-29 |
| KITCHING, James Harold | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2016-01-17 |
| KITCHING, James Harold | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-05-21 |
| KITCHING, Peter Marshall | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| LAWSON, Rupert Christopher David | Director | 2017-02-16 | 2024-01-22 |
| LAWSON, Rupert Christopher David | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| LEE, Jun Gyue | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2016-02-17 |
| LESTER, Simon James Henry | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| LEWIS, John | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-12-11 |
| LOWE, Robert James | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2016-02-17 |
| LUSHER, Martin John | Director | — | 2018-02-19 |
| LUTHER, William Gordon Leslie | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2019-08-31 |
| LYON, Shaun Bruce | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2011-09-09 |
| MARTIN, Susan Ellen | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2016-02-17 |
| MCLUSKIE, Alistair John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-04-26 |
| MEADE, Mark Graham | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2016-02-17 |
| NADIN, John | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2016-02-17 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Fraser Charles Gordon | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-08 |
| NORMAN, James Masters William | Director | — | 1994-02-05 |
| O'NEILL, Patrick Stephen | Director | 2001-07-23 | 2002-04-26 |
| OTUDEKO, Opeyemi Olusoji | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2016-02-17 |
| OWLES, Toby Richard Beaumont | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2005-02-08 |
| PALMER, James William | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2018-02-19 |
| PARKER, Dominic Lewellin | Director | 2017-02-16 | 2021-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sean Martin Miller | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-01-22 | Active |
| Mr Toby John Richard English | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Paul Carlyle Williams | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Robin Alexender Marc Hudson | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-12-19 | Active |
| Mr Rupert Christopher David Lawson | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-04-25 | Ceased 2024-01-22 |
| Mr Mark James Richardson | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-04-25 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
| Mr Dominic Lewellin Parker | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-04-25 | Ceased 2021-10-01 |
| Mr Stanko Georgiev Jekov | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-04-25 | Active |
| Mr David John Mark Soutter | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2018-12-19 |
| Mr John Alfred Welham | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2018-04-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 467 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-08-27 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-01-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-01-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-01-31 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-01-31 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-01-31 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-01-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-01-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-01-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2023-01-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
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