Company · London
Anchor Computer Systems Limited
Business and domestic software development
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 15
- Roy Fox 2019-2025 View profile
- Bryan David Mecrow 2019-2023 View profile
- Andrew Pogson 2019-2026 View profile
- Niamh O'Sullivan 2018-2020 View profile
- Emily Jane O'Sullivan 2018-2020 View profile
- Wayne Peter Tracey 2015-2019 View profile
- Jacinta Mary Ann Tracey 2015-2019 View profile
- Malcom Robin Gray 2014-2019 View profile
- Alison Gail O'Sullivan 2014-2019 View profile
- Michael Peter O'Sullivan 2007-2020 View profile
- Kenneth Martyn Rees 1996-2000 View profile
- Robert Humphrey Williams 1996-2000 View profile
- Eric Hugh Collins 2007 View profile
- Peter Jeffery England 2000-2014 View profile
- Sandra Annette England 1982-2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Business and domestic software development
- Incorporated
- 24/08/1981
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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 Peter O'Sullivan ceased 2016-07-01
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Alison Gail O'Sullivan ceased 2016-07-01
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01 - Aryza UK Services Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-04-30 - Anchor Computer Systems (Holdings) Limited ceased 2026-04-30
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01
Group
- Anchor Computer Systems Limited
is controlled by Michael Peter O'Sullivan
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Michael Peter O'Sullivan.
4 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.
3 directors on the board
- Colin John Brown Director · appointed 2020
- Paul Anthony O’Sullivan Director · appointed 2014
- Robert Courtney Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Anthony O’Sullivan Director · appointed 2014
- Robert Courtney Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Colin John Brown Director · appointed 2020
- Paul Anthony O’Sullivan Director · appointed 2014
- Robert Courtney Director · appointed 2019
Left in the last 12 months
- Andrew Pogson Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01582278
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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