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Dowlis Inspired Branding Limited

Dowlis Inspired Branding Limited is an active UK company (number 01179852), incorporated 1974, with 2 current directors, Richard Anthony Sowerby and Kevin Christopher Doherty. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Stuart Neil Ross 2011-2015 Director View profile
  2. George Goodfellow 2011-2015 Director View profile
  3. David Peter Lynn 2011-2024 Director View profile
  4. Richard Craig Alan Slater 2009-2009 Director View profile
  5. David Henry Gray 2006-2006 Director View profile
  6. Martin Varley 2004-2011 Director View profile
  7. Gary Cable 2000-2004 Director View profile
  8. David Royston Long 2002 Director View profile
  9. Keith Terence Willis 2009 Director View profile
  10. David Victor Evans 2001 Director View profile
  11. Peter John Conway 2004 Director View profile
  12. Carr-Hill Limited 2011-2018 Corporate-secretary View profile
  13. David Robert Smith 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  14. Timothy James Sykes 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  15. Barry William Fielder 1996-2011 Secretary View profile
  16. Jeanette Colton Willis 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/08/1974

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.

Group

  1. Dowlis Inspired Branding Limited is controlled by Stridage Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Stridage Holdings Limited is controlled by The Inspired Branding Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. The Inspired Branding Group Limited is controlled by David Peter Lynn
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-08-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Peter Lynn.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£5,049,501
Total assets
£5,049,501
Cash
£182,569
Employees
42
Turnover
£16,563,406
Profit/loss
£99,689

Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

6y median 6y
average tenure
8.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Retail and trade 9Professional services 4Tech and media 4Finance 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01179852
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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