Company · Oldham
Handshake Limited
Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities
- Incorporated
- 04/12/1981
- Registered office
- Oldham
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.
- James Stuart Littlewood
75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Handshake Limited
is controlled by James Stuart Littlewood
Evidence
active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Stuart Littlewood.
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £933,053
- Total assets
- £933,053
- Cash
- £946,545
- Employees
- 10
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
2 grants · £511,271 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £511,271 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
4 directors on the board
- James Stuart Littlewood Director
- Sheila Marjorie Littlewood Director
- Daniel Alan Tiley Director · appointed 2025
- Nicola Tiley Director · appointed 2023
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Sheila Marjorie Littlewood Director
- Daniel Alan Tiley Director · appointed 2025
- Nicola Tiley Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (1)
- James Stuart Littlewood Director
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01602045
- 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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