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Company · Loughton

ACL (1997) Limited

Dormant Company

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 17

  1. Colin Torquil Sandy 2010-2012 Director View profile
  2. Anthony Ian Sethill 1996-1997 Director View profile
  3. Bordan Tkachuk 1996-2010 Director View profile
  4. David Carl Willoughby Rogers 1994-1996 Director View profile
  5. Robert John Watkins 1994-1996 Director View profile
  6. Michael Ernest Beckett 1993-1997 Director View profile
  7. Joseph Ephraim Samson 1993-1997 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Gordon Dean 1992-1997 Director View profile
  9. Lord Alan Michael Sugar 2007 Director View profile
  10. Malcolm Myer Miller 1994 Director View profile
  11. Marion Vannier 1992 Director View profile
  12. Peter Young Thoms 1992 Director View profile
  13. Kenneth Ashcroft 1992 Director View profile
  14. Dr Bernhard Franz Josef Steiner 1994 Director View profile
  15. Victoria Mary Lockie 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  16. David Ian Hyams 1992-1996 Secretary View profile
  17. James Leonard Rice 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Dormant Company
Incorporated
19/11/1968
Registered office
Loughton
Previous names
Amstrad Computers Limited (until 21/11/2007)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. ACL (1997) Limited is controlled by Amshold Securities Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Amshold Securities Limited is controlled by Amshold Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Amshold Group Limited is controlled by Amshold Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-03-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Amshold Limited.

28 other companies in this group

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.

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.

1 directors on the board

28.9y median 28.9y
average tenure
28.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Construction 7Property 5Professional services 4Finance 3Other services 3Tech and media 3Manufacturing 2Transport 2

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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00942631
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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