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Lake Communications LTD.

Market research and public opinion polling

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Oliver Mark Clifford Gosnell 2002-2002 Director View profile
  2. Michael David Gordon 1997-2002 Director View profile
  3. Paul St John Robinson 1997-1999 Director View profile
  4. Michelle Norman 1996-2002 Director View profile
  5. Glyn Owen Jones 1995-1996 Director View profile
  6. Carola Jane Southorn 1993-1994 Director View profile
  7. Michael Charles Thompson 2020 Director View profile
  8. Oliver Herbert Gosnell 2000 Director View profile
  9. Helen Lindsay Turner 2002 Director View profile
  10. Nancy Elizabeth Beerling 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  11. Emmanuel Jovenin 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  12. Susan Thompson 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  13. Rosemary Gosnell 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Market research and public opinion polling
Incorporated
03/08/1973
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.

  • Michael Charles Thompson ceased 2020-09-13
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - 21 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 21 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Lake Communications LTD. is controlled by Michael James Thompson
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2026-03-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael James Thompson.

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.

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

5.8y median 5.8y
average tenure
5.8y
longest tenure
0
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.

Professional 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.

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
01126638
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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