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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Nicholas Michael Oswald De La Bedoyere 2019-2025 View profile
- Kathleen Elizabeth French 2018-2022 View profile
- David Watson Grant 2018-2025 View profile
- Rosalind Elizabeth Dace 1999-2013 View profile
- Ruth Buchanan Saunders 1998 View profile
- Gerrard Eyre Noel 1997 View profile
- John Murray Todd 1993 View profile
- Paul Raymond Watkinson 1997-2022 View profile
- Charlotte De La Bedoyere 1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 28/11/1968
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.
- Francis Vincent Martin De La Bedoyere ceased 2020-03-18
50-75% shares, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-06-30 - Halbik Holdings Limited
75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-03-18
Group
- Search Press Limited
is controlled by Francis Vincent Martin De La Bedoyere
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-06-30, ceased 2020-03-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Francis Vincent Martin De La Bedoyere.
2 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £3,534,263
- Total assets
- £3,536,052
- Cash
- £4,706,338
- Employees
- 35
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £422,747
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
4 directors on the board
- Caroline Jill De La Bedoyere Director · appointed 1997
- Francis Vincent Martin De La Bedoyere Director · appointed 1997
- Charlotte Ann De La Bedoyere Director · appointed 2026
- Samantha Warrington Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Caroline Jill De La Bedoyere Director · appointed 1997
- Francis Vincent Martin De La Bedoyere Director · appointed 1997
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Samantha Warrington Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (3)
- Caroline Jill De La Bedoyere Director · appointed 1997
- Francis Vincent Martin De La Bedoyere Director · appointed 1997
- Charlotte Ann De La Bedoyere Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Nicholas Michael Oswald De La Bedoyere Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
- David Watson Grant Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00943246
- 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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