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Messenger Leisure Limited

Messenger Leisure Limited is an active UK company (number 01321789), incorporated 1977, with 1 current director, Martyn Selim Shah. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Jennifer Farquharson Shah 2013-2023 Director View profile
  2. Peter Sanderson 2001-2013 Director View profile
  3. Michael Ian Jones 1997-1998 Director View profile
  4. Willy Benedict Gegen Bauer 1995-1998 Director View profile
  5. Eric Arthur Worrall 1994-2003 Director View profile
  6. Brian David Morgan 1994-2001 Director View profile
  7. Brian Thomas Graves Nicholson 1994-2003 Director View profile
  8. Keith Arnold Leggett 1994-1995 Director View profile
  9. Alfred Henry Marinus Stone 1993-2013 Director View profile
  10. Helen Mavis Graham 1991 Director View profile
  11. Selim Jehan Shah 2024 Director View profile
  12. Arthur Patrick Dowds 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/07/1977

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. Messenger Leisure Limited is controlled by Messenger Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Messenger Group Limited is controlled by Martyn Selim Shah
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2024-10-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martyn Selim Shah.

3 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.

Financials

Net assets
-£11,765
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.

1 directors on the board

6.2y median 6.2y
average tenure
6.2y
longest tenure

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.

Construction 1Tech and media 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
01321789
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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