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Metropress Limited

Business and domestic software development

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. Thomas Eric Hargreaves 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. John-Paul Savant 2016-2026 Director View profile
  3. Joanna Clare Wright 2014-2017 Director View profile
  4. Simon Berti 2008-2016 Director View profile
  5. Michael John Sicely 2001-2008 Director View profile
  6. Michael Andrew Franks 1999-2008 Director View profile
  7. Mark Robert Carr 1999-2008 Director View profile
  8. Neil John Tarry Munro 1996-2001 Director View profile
  9. Anne Somers 1995-2016 Director View profile
  10. Mark Charles Prentice Bridge 1995-2014 Director View profile
  11. Mark Julius Alcock 1994-2008 Director View profile
  12. Keith Harris 1994-1995 Director View profile
  13. Simon Paul Adkins 1994-1999 Director View profile
  14. Michael Lance Cooke 1994-2008 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Jukes 1994 Director View profile
  16. Ivor Sinclair Turnbull 1994 Director View profile
  17. Joanna Clare Wright 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  18. Pablo Luppino 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  19. Sally Anne Muddiman 1999-2008 Secretary View profile
  20. Deirdre Ann Harman 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  21. Mark Edward Furnival White 1995-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Business and domestic software development; Web portals
Incorporated
06/05/1971
Registered office
London

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. Metropress Limited is controlled by ATG Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. ATG Holdings Limited is controlled by Auction Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Auction Bidco Limited is controlled by Auction Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-01-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Auction Holdco Limited is controlled by Auction Technology Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Auction Technology Group PLC is controlled by Travers Smith Secretaries Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-01-18, ceased 2021-01-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Travers Smith Secretaries Limited is controlled by Travers Smith LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Travers Smith LLP.

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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.

3 directors on the board

6y median 1.2y
average tenure
16.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Tech and media 11Finance 6Education 2Other services 2Business services 1Hospitality 1Professional services 1

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01010311
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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