British Approvals Service for Cables Limited

Active01150237 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
10 December 1973 (52 years)
Previously known as
British Approvals Service for Cables (until 6 April 2023)
British Approvals Service for Cables Limited (until 3 October 1989)
British Approvals Service for Electric Cables Limited (until 4 September 1989)
Industry
Technical testing and analysis (71200)
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74909)
Directors
Controlled by
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
South East
Address
1 C/o Emw Law
1 Seebeck Place
Knowlhill
Milton Keynes
MK5 8FR

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
5 February 2027
Last conf. stmt
22 January 2026

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 April 2023
Also at Approved Cables Initiative, Ukca Custodian Limited, Hampden Buildings Limited · more companies
British
Born December 1959 (66)
Director · Appointed 19 May 2017
Also at EC Insurance Holdings Limited, Brandrisks Group Limited, EC Insurance Services Limited · more companies
British
Born February 1966 (60)
Officer history (75 former)
7 October 2026
Resigned Tazzini, Riccardo Mark as Director
8 July 2026
Appointed Tazzini, Riccardo Mark as Director
31 December 2025
Resigned Anderson, Gary Mark as Director
15 June 2023
Resigned Lioveri, Antonio Michael as Director
1 April 2023
Appointed Hodge, Jeremy, Dr as Director
1 April 2023
Resigned Gracias, Douglas Joseph as Director
31 March 2023
Resigned Omar, Hassan as Director
31 March 2023
Resigned Nash, Trevor as Director
7 March 2023
Resigned O'Neill, Jonathan Mark as Director
15 February 2023
Appointed Anderson, Gary Mark as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Parker, Kevan David as Director
14 March 2022
Resigned Ballingall, John as Director
23 September 2020
Resigned Mallinson, Christopher Cyril as Director
23 September 2020
Appointed Gracias, Douglas Joseph as Director
13 September 2019
Resigned Nichol, Karen Yvonne as Secretary
22 July 2019
Appointed Parker, Kevan David as Director
15 July 2019
Appointed Nash, Trevor as Director
13 May 2019
Resigned Pickavance, Hugh David as Director
24 January 2019
Resigned Yu, Emil Chen On, Mr. as Director
24 January 2019
Resigned Froggatt, Mark John as Director
24 January 2019
Resigned Gracias, Douglas Joseph as Director
24 January 2019
Resigned Smeeth, Peter Mark Anthony as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Wells, Alan as Director
5 November 2018
Resigned Hodge, Jeremy, Dr as Director
23 August 2018
Appointed Nichol, Karen Yvonne as Secretary
31 July 2018
Resigned Taiwo, Titilope Adunola as Secretary
4 May 2018
Resigned Mason, Stephen Leslie as Director
12 December 2017
Appointed Froggatt, Mark John as Director
12 December 2017
Appointed Lioveri, Antonio Michael as Director
1 November 2017
Resigned Ancell, Neil as Director
19 May 2017
Appointed Foreman, Terence David as Director
18 May 2017
Appointed Hodge, Jeremy, Dr as Director
4 May 2017
Appointed Pickavance, Hugh David as Director
28 March 2017
Appointed Mallinson, Christopher Cyril as Director
22 March 2017
Resigned O'Neil, Garry James as Director
22 March 2017
Resigned Sharp, Clive John as Director
31 October 2016
Resigned Hodge, Jeremy, Dr as Secretary
31 October 2016
Appointed Taiwo, Titilope Adunola as Secretary
16 June 2016
Appointed Sharp, Clive John as Director
1 May 2016
Resigned Perrott, Andrew Charles as Director
1 January 2016
Appointed Hodge, Jeremy, Dr as Secretary
1 January 2016
Resigned Chantry, Sheila as Secretary
23 September 2014
Appointed O'Neil, Garry James as Director
30 May 2014
Resigned Digilio, Giuliano as Director
12 February 2014
Appointed Wells, Alan as Director
19 November 2013
Appointed Mason, Stephen Leslie as Director
19 November 2013
Appointed O'Neill, Jonathan Mark as Director
28 June 2013
Resigned Clark, Michael Christopher as Director
10 May 2013
Resigned Friswell, Nigel Clive as Director
1 April 2013
Resigned Mason, Stephen Leslie as Director
1 April 2013
Appointed Ballingall, John as Director
31 March 2013
Resigned Gidney, Alan as Director
27 August 2012
Appointed Perrott, Andrew Charles as Director
27 August 2012
Resigned Nelson, Paul as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Chantry, Sheila as Secretary
1 July 2012
Resigned Hodge, Jeremy, Dr as Secretary
26 July 2011
Resigned Ford, David William as Director
22 March 2011
Resigned Vail, Jonathan as Director
22 March 2011
Appointed Nelson, Paul as Director
18 March 2011
Appointed Omar, Hassan as Director
17 February 2010
Appointed Ford, David William as Director
17 February 2010
Appointed Clark, Michael Christopher as Director
4 January 2010
Appointed Ancell, Neil as Director
4 January 2010
Resigned Hindley, Roy as Director
7 August 2009
Resigned Cua, Simon Tin Yin as Director
22 May 2009
Resigned Speirs, James as Director
6 May 2009
Appointed Yu, Emil Chen On, Mr. as Director
17 July 2008
Resigned Trivett, Alastair Thomas Hunter as Director
9 July 2007
Resigned Larmour, Daren Corrigan as Director
9 July 2007
Appointed Friswell, Nigel Clive as Director
26 February 2007
Appointed Gracias, Douglas Joseph as Director
26 February 2007
Resigned Pease, Julian David as Director
7 July 2006
Appointed Trivett, Alastair Thomas Hunter as Director
7 July 2006
Resigned Boyd, Anne as Director
28 March 2006
Appointed Speirs, James as Director
31 January 2006
Resigned Buckle, Philip as Director
15 September 2005
Appointed Larmour, Daren Corrigan as Director
15 August 2005
Resigned Williams, Stanley Killa as Director
15 August 2005
Appointed Boyd, Anne as Director
21 July 2005
Resigned Atkinson, Carol Jane as Director
26 April 2005
Appointed Atkinson, Carol Jane as Director
1 April 2005
Appointed Hodge, Jeremy, Dr as Secretary
31 March 2005
Resigned Mccoy, Keith James as Secretary
18 March 2005
Resigned Hodge, Jeremy, Dr as Director
24 November 2004
Appointed Mccoy, Keith James as Secretary
14 November 2004
Resigned Senders, Johannes Petrus as Secretary
16 September 2004
Resigned Mccoy, Keith James as Director
16 September 2004
Appointed Pease, Julian David as Director
1 April 2004
Appointed Gidney, Alan as Director
8 March 2004
Appointed Digilio, Giuliano as Director
10 October 2003
Resigned Naylor, Ian David as Director
18 September 2003
Resigned Wallace, Robin, Dr as Director
18 September 2003
Resigned Cutting, John Peter as Director
18 September 2003
Resigned Dean, Robert as Director
9 September 2003
Resigned Hughes, Philip William as Director
20 March 2003
Appointed Cua, Simon Tin Yin as Director
4 July 2002
Resigned Squair, George Alexander as Director
6 February 2002
Appointed Hughes, Philip William as Director
11 July 2001
Appointed Naylor, Ian David as Director
11 July 2001
Appointed Hindley, Roy as Director
26 March 2001
Resigned Wilson, John Leslie as Director
19 January 2001
Resigned Mills, John as Director
19 October 2000
Resigned Kelly, Michael Hugh as Director
19 October 2000
Appointed Smeeth, Peter Mark Anthony as Director
19 October 2000
Appointed Mccoy, Keith James as Director
29 March 2000
Appointed Wallace, Robin, Dr as Director
28 March 2000
Appointed Vail, Jonathan as Director
21 October 1999
Resigned Silcock, Allen Geoffrey as Director
21 October 1999
Resigned Wilson, David as Director
21 October 1999
Appointed Mason, Stephen Leslie as Director
21 October 1999
Resigned Gibson, Ronald Jack Reid as Director
21 October 1999
Resigned Marsh, Timothy George as Director
21 October 1999
Resigned Posner, Tamar Beatrice, Dr as Director
4 July 1999
Appointed Senders, Johannes Petrus as Secretary
4 July 1999
Resigned Craig, John Henry Stuart, Dr as Secretary
27 October 1998
Appointed Posner, Tamar Beatrice, Dr as Director
24 March 1998
Appointed Williams, Stanley Killa as Director
21 October 1997
Resigned Kenney, Michael Donald as Director
27 June 1997
Resigned Charles, Brian Victor William as Director
31 October 1996
Resigned Parker, Derek George as Director
30 October 1996
Appointed Silcock, Allen Geoffrey as Director
30 October 1996
Appointed Wilson, John Leslie as Director
30 October 1996
Appointed Wilson, David as Director
30 October 1996
Appointed Buckle, Philip as Director
7 June 1996
Resigned Webber, Christopher Paul as Director
17 April 1996
Resigned Cottrill, John Edward James, Dr as Director
15 April 1996
Resigned Roberts, Alan John as Director
28 March 1995
Appointed Dean, Robert as Director
22 February 1995
Appointed Roberts, Alan John as Director
31 January 1995
Resigned Lockwood, Morris, Dr as Director
13 January 1995
Resigned Dunn, Geoffrey Herbert as Director
1 March 1994
Resigned Boden, Gerard Paschal as Director
1 March 1994
Appointed Mills, John as Director
10 September 1993
Appointed Hodge, Jeremy, Dr as Director
30 July 1993
Appointed Marsh, Timothy George as Director
16 July 1993
Appointed Kenney, Michael Donald as Director
6 July 1993
Resigned Bryant, Paul as Director
1 April 1993
Appointed Squair, George Alexander as Director
31 March 1993
Resigned Dodds, Denis George as Director
30 November 1992
Appointed Boden, Gerard Paschal as Director
21 October 1992
Appointed Parker, Derek George as Director
11 March 1992
Appointed Lockwood, Morris, Dr as Director
12 March 1991
Appointed Cutting, John Peter as Director
15 November 1990
Appointed Webber, Christopher Paul as Director
20 August 1990
Appointed Gibson, Ronald Jack Reid as Director
23 May 1990
Appointed Cottrill, John Edward James, Dr as Director

Ownership 3 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 31 March 2023
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Private Company Limited By Guarantee Without Share Capital
Reg. no. 14716944
Corporate entity · Notified 31 January 2018
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Limited Liability Partnership
Reg. no. Oc379918
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Limited Company
Reg. no. 143669
Former controllers (1)
31 March 2023
Ceased British Cables Association — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Group structure 11 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Electrical Contractors Association Limited(the)
British Approvals Service for Cables Limited This company Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Certsure LLP Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Electrical Competent Person Scheme Operators Limited Holds 25–50% of voting rights
EC Insurance Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
EC Insurance Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Brandrisks Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Eca Affinity Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Eca Certification Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Esca Estates Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Xecute Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
7 August 2026Total exemption full accounts31 March 2026
8 July 2026Appointment of a director
23 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates22 January 2026
14 January 2026Termination of appointment of a director
24 July 2025Total exemption full accounts31 March 2025
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