Amphora Commercial Holdings Ltd

Active10798878 Private limited company

Incorporated: 1 June 2017 (9 years)
Previously known as: Colchester Commercial (Holdings) Limited (until 28 April 2026)
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Industry: Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors: David Edward William Linghorn-Baker
Richard William Bourne
Simon Appleton
all 4 directors
Owned by: Colchester Borough Council
Accounts type: Group
Region: East of England
Address: Rowan House
33 Sheepen Road
Colchester
CO3 3WG

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due: 19 May 2027
Last conf. stmt: 5 May 2026

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Linghorn-Baker, David Edward William

Director · Appointed 7 July 2026

British

Born December 1980 (45)

Bourne, Richard William

Director · Appointed 2 July 2026

Also at Oasis Court Limited, Guildford Lodge Management Company Limited, Crestgrant Limited · more companies

British

Born February 1949 (77)

Biggins, Louise

Secretary · Appointed 12 May 2025

Appleton, Simon

Director · Appointed 1 June 2024

British

Born July 1967 (59)

Moffat, Venessa Jayne Beth

Director · Appointed 14 June 2023

British

Born September 1974 (52)

Officer history (26 former)

16 October 2026

Resigned Coward, Simon Gerard as Director

7 July 2026

Appointed Linghorn-Baker, David Edward William as Director

2 July 2026

Appointed Bourne, Richard William as Director

3 June 2026

Resigned Smithson, Rhys Kenneth Bernard Alan as Director

27 May 2026

Resigned Warnes, Martyn as Director

12 May 2025

Appointed Biggins, Louise as Secretary

5 December 2024

Appointed Smithson, Rhys Kenneth Bernard Alan as Director

11 November 2024

Resigned Mannion, Roger as Director

31 October 2024

Resigned Bell, Rachel as Secretary

19 June 2024

Appointed Coward, Simon Gerard as Director

1 June 2024

Appointed Appleton, Simon as Director

30 May 2024

Resigned Mccarthy, Samuel as Director

31 July 2023

Appointed Mannion, Roger as Director

26 June 2023

Resigned Willetts, Dennis as Director

15 June 2023

Appointed Mccarthy, Samuel as Director

14 June 2023

Resigned Mccarthy, Sam as Director

14 June 2023

Resigned Goss, Martin as Director

14 June 2023

Resigned Coleman, Phillip as Director

14 June 2023

Appointed Moffat, Venessa Jayne Beth as Director

14 June 2023

Appointed Mccarthy, Sam as Director

14 June 2023

Resigned Tate, Leigh Jane as Director

12 June 2023

Appointed Willetts, Dennis as Director

31 January 2023

Resigned Smith, Paul Thomson as Director

2 August 2022

Appointed Bell, Rachel as Secretary

2 August 2022

Resigned Smith, Paul Thomson as Secretary

8 June 2022

Appointed Coleman, Phillip as Director

8 June 2022

Resigned Leatherdale, Martin Sherard, Councillor as Director

16 May 2022

Resigned Gough, Abbey as Secretary

15 March 2022

Appointed Gough, Abbey as Secretary

22 November 2021

Resigned Wood, Barbara Ann, Councillor as Director

22 November 2021

Appointed Tate, Leigh Jane as Director

21 July 2021

Appointed Leatherdale, Martin Sherard, Councillor as Director

21 July 2021

Appointed Smith, Paul Thomson as Secretary

21 July 2021

Resigned Parker, Amy Jacqueline as Secretary

21 July 2021

Appointed Wood, Barbara Ann, Councillor as Director

6 May 2021

Resigned Barlow, Nicolas James as Director

12 March 2021

Resigned Jarvis, Brian David Henry, Councillor as Director

1 February 2021

Appointed Smith, Paul Thomson as Director

31 January 2021

Resigned Pritchard, Adrian Roy as Director

3 June 2020

Appointed Warnes, Martyn as Director

3 June 2020

Resigned Young, Timothy Jon as Director

3 February 2020

Appointed Parker, Amy Jacqueline as Secretary

23 July 2019

Appointed Jarvis, Brian David Henry, Councillor as Director

5 June 2019

Resigned Young, Julie Ann, Ms. as Director

5 June 2019

Appointed Young, Timothy Jon as Director

20 May 2019

Resigned Flores, Victor Robert as Director

7 June 2018

Appointed Barlow, Nicolas James as Director

7 June 2018

Appointed Young, Julie Ann, Ms. as Director

7 June 2018

Appointed Flores, Victor Robert as Director

28 May 2018

Resigned Fox, Adam Daniel as Director

28 May 2018

Resigned Davies, Beverly Ann as Director

9 May 2018

Resigned Feltham, Elisabeth Ann as Director

28 September 2017

Appointed Feltham, Elisabeth Ann as Director

28 September 2017

Appointed Goss, Martin as Director

28 September 2017

Appointed Fox, Adam Daniel as Director

28 September 2017

Appointed Davies, Beverly Ann as Director

1 June 2017

Appointed Pritchard, Adrian Roy as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Colchester Borough Council

Legal person · Notified 1 June 2017

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Local Authority

Holdings 3

Companies where Amphora Commercial Holdings Ltd is registered as a person with significant control

Amphora Services Ltd

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Amphora Trading Ltd

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Colchester Amphora Homes Limited

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 · group accounts

Employees: 1

Balance sheet detail

	2025
Shareholder Funds	£1,665,304

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages	PDF
20 October 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
7 July 2026	Appointment of a director
7 July 2026	Appointment of a director
4 June 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
1 June 2026	Termination of appointment of a director