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K3 Software UK Limited

Other information technology service activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Eric Stephen Dodd 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Marco Vergani 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Adalsteinn Valdimarsson 2016-2021 Director View profile
  4. Robert David Price 2016-2023 Director View profile
  5. Brian Stuart Davis 2013-2016 Director View profile
  6. Nigel Andrew Makeham 2011-2014 Director View profile
  7. David John Bolton 2011-2016 Director View profile
  8. Paul Spry 2011-2013 Director View profile
  9. James Ahearn 2008-2011 Director View profile
  10. Rodney Stuart Barlow 1997-2011 Director View profile
  11. David Ian Pye 1992-1994 Director View profile
  12. Kathryn Fowler 1992-2006 Director View profile
  13. Stanley Snowball 2007 Director View profile
  14. Adam David Grainger 2023-2023 Secretary View profile
  15. Lavinia Alderson 2023-2023 Secretary View profile
  16. Kevin Joseph Curry 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  17. Sandra Clare Kidwell 2011-2018 Secretary View profile
  18. Andrea Janet Snowball 2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other information technology service activities
Incorporated
24/10/1983
Registered office
Bristol
Previous names
Retail Systems Group Limited (until 01/04/2022)

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. K3 Software UK Limited is controlled by K3 Business Technology Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2018-09-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. K3 Business Technology Group Limited is controlled by Kestrel Partners LLP
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2022-02-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Kestrel Partners LLP is controlled by Matthew Max Edward Royde
    Evidence
    active 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2017-06-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Matthew Max Edward Royde.

22 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.

1 directors on the board

0.8y median 0.8y
average tenure
0.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Tech and media 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

  • 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
01763900
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/08/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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