Company
C.M.S.Investments Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 27/10/1970
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.
- Nicholas Ball
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2025-12-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Susanne Elizabeth Lyell
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2025-12-30
Group
- C.M.S.Investments Limited
is controlled by Nicholas Ball
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2025-12-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Ball.
1 other company 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
- £5,794,998
- Cash
- £974,013
- Employees
- 6
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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
- Nicholas Ball Director · appointed 2003
- Joseph Ball Director
- Dr Jeremy Ball Director · appointed 2003
- Susanne Elizabeth Lyell Director · appointed 2003
Directors past 6 years
- Nicholas Ball Director · appointed 2003
- Dr Jeremy Ball Director · appointed 2003
- Susanne Elizabeth Lyell Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Joseph Ball Director
Portfolio (3)
- Nicholas Ball Director · appointed 2003
- Dr Jeremy Ball Director · appointed 2003
- Susanne Elizabeth Lyell Director · appointed 2003
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Ursula Georgina Ball Director · resigned 2026
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
- 00992836
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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