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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 07/06/1940
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.
- Maureen Richardson ceased 2021-08-06
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Stanhope-Seta Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-08-06
Group
- Stanhope-Seta Limited
is controlled by Maureen Richardson
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-08-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Maureen Richardson.
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.
Financials
- Total assets
- £15,105,007
- Cash
- £8,780,275
- Employees
- 0.88
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £4,833,934
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
3 grants · £422,273 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £370,808 (2 grants)
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £51,465
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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.
2 directors on the board
- Martin Verity Director · appointed 1998
- Giles Verity Director · appointed 2000
Directors past 6 years
- Martin Verity Director · appointed 1998
- Giles Verity Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Martin Verity Director · appointed 1998
- Giles Verity Director · appointed 2000
Also govern a charity
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00361699
- 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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