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Safeguard Europe Limited

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

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Previous officers 10

  1. Michael Andrew Earle 2013-2014 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Mark Ridgwell 2007-2021 Director View profile
  3. David Payne 2003-2004 Director View profile
  4. Kevin Nigel Dodds 2003-2006 Director View profile
  5. Linda Jane Briggs 2002-2006 Director View profile
  6. Neil Richard Edwards 1997-1999 Director View profile
  7. Barbara Jane Lambert 2006 Director View profile
  8. Lionel Shearman 2013 Director View profile
  9. John Malcolm Cook 1999 Director View profile
  10. Sally Ann Langridge 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/05/1983

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. Safeguard Europe Limited is controlled by David John Christopher Lambert
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-12-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David John Christopher Lambert.

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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
£11,594,929
Total assets
£11,727,308
Cash
£1,036,959
Employees
67
Turnover
£24,974,509
Profit/loss
£2,750,243

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.

3 directors on the board

12.6y median 12.6y
average tenure
13.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Manufacturing 2Professional services 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

  • 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
01721203
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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