WILLIAM OVERY CRANE HIRE LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 00083796
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 4 March 1905121 years
Registered office: Whitbread Court Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE
Accounts due: 1 December 2026
Confirmation statement due: 2 June 2027
Active officers: 4
Outstanding charges: 0

Sourced from Companies House, retrieved 28 September 2026 at 08:53 UTC. This is public register information, not a credit or legal assessment.

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
Whitbread Court Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE
Nature of business
Non-trading company
Previous company names
HARDY & COLLINS (FUELS) LIMITED
CRASKE LIMITED

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
WHITBREAD SECRETARIES LIMITED ACTIVE	Secretary	04 May 2004				Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE
MATHILAKATH, Reshma Padmanabhan ACTIVE	Director	27 May 2026		England	October 1988	Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE
WHITBREAD DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED ACTIVE	Director	04 May 2004				Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE
WHITBREAD DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED ACTIVE	Director	04 May 2004				Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE
BUXTON SMITH, Maria Rita RESIGNED	Secretary	26 May 2000	25 Sep 2002			83 Wordsworth Avenue, Newport Pagnell, Bucks, MK16 8RH
HODGSON, Mark Ian RESIGNED	Secretary	05 Jul 1999	26 May 2000			18 Clockburnsyde Close, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE16 5UR
LOWRY, Daren Clive RESIGNED	Secretary	22 Jan 2003	04 May 2004			118 Bridport Way, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9FJ
SMITH, Kenneth Albert RESIGNED	Secretary		14 Apr 1998			30 Nelson Way, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9PH
STOREY, Christopher James RESIGNED	Secretary	14 Apr 1998	05 Jul 1999			Red Cottage, Church Lane Whitburn, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, SR6 7JL
THORPE, Elizabeth Anne RESIGNED	Secretary	26 May 2000	30 Jan 2004			85 Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 7NF
WEEKS, Stuart William RESIGNED	Secretary	30 Jan 2004	04 May 2004			79a Clayton Road, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 1NQ
BARRATT, Simon Charles RESIGNED	Director	22 Feb 2000	04 May 2004	England	November 1959	The Farmyard, Pearson's Green Road, Brenchley, Kent, TN12 7DE
FAIRHURST, Russell William RESIGNED	Director	22 Jan 2003	04 May 2004	England	September 1963	37 Windermere Road, Muswell Hill, London, N10 2RD
GOSSAGE, Neal Trevor RESIGNED	Director	14 Apr 1998	02 Feb 1999	England	October 1955	20 Cawdell Drive, Long Whatton, Leicestershire, LE12 5BW
LOWRY, Daren Clive RESIGNED	Director	13 Aug 2010	27 May 2026	United Kingdom	January 1970	Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE
SMITH, Kenneth Albert RESIGNED	Director		14 Apr 1998		August 1938	30 Nelson Way, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9PH
SPURRIER, Timothy Julian RESIGNED	Director		14 Apr 1998	United Kingdom	July 1938	Pond House, Brooke Gardens, Brooke, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 1JH, United Kingdom
STOREY, Christopher James RESIGNED	Director	14 Apr 1998	22 Feb 2000		May 1944	Red Cottage, Church Lane Whitburn, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, SR6 7JL
WALKER, Timothy Graham RESIGNED	Director	09 Jun 1999	22 Feb 2000	United Kingdom	May 1956	Church Farm, Great Meadow, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 4EB
WILKINS, Christopher James RESIGNED	Director	22 Feb 2000	04 May 2004	England	April 1946	Highfields House Gills Hill Lane, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 8DB

WHITBREAD SECRETARIES LIMITED ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 04 May 2004
Address: Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE

MATHILAKATH, Reshma Padmanabhan ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 May 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1988
Address: Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE

WHITBREAD DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 May 2004
Address: Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE

WHITBREAD DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 May 2004
Address: Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE

BUXTON SMITH, Maria Rita RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 26 May 2000
Resigned on: 25 Sep 2002
Address: 83 Wordsworth Avenue, Newport Pagnell, Bucks, MK16 8RH

HODGSON, Mark Ian RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 05 Jul 1999
Resigned on: 26 May 2000
Address: 18 Clockburnsyde Close, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE16 5UR

LOWRY, Daren Clive RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 22 Jan 2003
Resigned on: 04 May 2004
Address: 118 Bridport Way, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9FJ

SMITH, Kenneth Albert RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 14 Apr 1998
Address: 30 Nelson Way, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9PH

STOREY, Christopher James RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 14 Apr 1998
Resigned on: 05 Jul 1999
Address: Red Cottage, Church Lane Whitburn, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, SR6 7JL

THORPE, Elizabeth Anne RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 26 May 2000
Resigned on: 30 Jan 2004
Address: 85 Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 7NF

WEEKS, Stuart William RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 30 Jan 2004
Resigned on: 04 May 2004
Address: 79a Clayton Road, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 1NQ

BARRATT, Simon Charles RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Feb 2000
Resigned on: 04 May 2004
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1959
Address: The Farmyard, Pearson's Green Road, Brenchley, Kent, TN12 7DE

FAIRHURST, Russell William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Jan 2003
Resigned on: 04 May 2004
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1963
Address: 37 Windermere Road, Muswell Hill, London, N10 2RD

GOSSAGE, Neal Trevor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 14 Apr 1998
Resigned on: 02 Feb 1999
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1955
Address: 20 Cawdell Drive, Long Whatton, Leicestershire, LE12 5BW

LOWRY, Daren Clive RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 13 Aug 2010
Resigned on: 27 May 2026
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: January 1970
Address: Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5XE

SMITH, Kenneth Albert RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 14 Apr 1998
Date of birth: August 1938
Address: 30 Nelson Way, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9PH

SPURRIER, Timothy Julian RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 14 Apr 1998
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1938
Address: Pond House, Brooke Gardens, Brooke, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 1JH, United Kingdom

STOREY, Christopher James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 14 Apr 1998
Resigned on: 22 Feb 2000
Date of birth: May 1944
Address: Red Cottage, Church Lane Whitburn, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, SR6 7JL