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Grant Thornton Business Services

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

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Previous officers 28

  1. Darren Michael Bear 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Ruth Patricia Topham 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. David Paul Munton 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Malcolm Antony Gomersall 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Nigel Morrison 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. David John Dunckley 2018-2024 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan Charles Riley 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Robert Hannah 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Simon Jonathan Jones 2015-2018 Director View profile
  10. Sacha Veronica Romanovitch 2015-2018 Director View profile
  11. Etherington, Paul Michael, David 2012-2016 Director View profile
  12. Simon Charles Morris 2009-2011 Director View profile
  13. Scott Barnes 2009-2015 Director View profile
  14. Michael John Cleary 2007-2008 Director View profile
  15. John David Mew 2007-2012 Director View profile
  16. David Anthony Stuart Maxwell 2006-2015 Director View profile
  17. Paul Stephen Prior 2006-2007 Director View profile
  18. Sukhbinder Singh Heer 2004-2006 Director View profile
  19. Geoffrey Michael Field 2004-2007 Director View profile
  20. Christopher Connor 1998-2007 Director View profile
  21. Hugh Graham Cazalet Aldous 1993-2000 Director View profile
  22. Melvyn Benjamin Smaje 1993-2002 Director View profile
  23. June Philippa Addison 1993-2013 Director View profile
  24. Jeremy Inglesby Francis 1993-1998 Director View profile
  25. James Fergus Sloane 1993 Director View profile
  26. Murray Summers 1993 Director View profile
  27. Julian Witold Korek 1993 Director View profile
  28. Grant Thornton Limited 2013-2019 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/08/1975

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. Grant Thornton Business Services is controlled by Grant Thornton Acquisitions NO.2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-02-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Grant Thornton Acquisitions NO.2 Limited is controlled by Grant Thornton UK Advisory & TAX LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Grant Thornton UK Advisory & TAX LLP is controlled by Peter Michael Dawson
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting (LLP) · notified 2024-11-15, ceased 2025-04-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Michael Dawson.

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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.

1 directors on the board

1.7y median 1.7y
average tenure
1.7y
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 8Finance 6

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
01224178
Status
Active
Type
Private Unlimited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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