Company
Worldwide International Limited
Worldwide International Limited is an active UK company (number 01770248), incorporated 1983, with 4 current directors including James Doyle and Gerard Lyons. 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 5
- Sheila Ann Higgins 2006-2025 View profile
- David Malcolm Thompson 2005-2025 View profile
- John Arthur Rupert Macnamara 1996-1999 View profile
- Paul Michael King 1992-1999 View profile
- William Henry Hale 2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/11/1983
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.
- Samuel Higgins ceased 2025-11-25
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Worldwide International (EOT) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-11-25
Group
- Worldwide International Limited
is controlled by Samuel Higgins
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-11-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Samuel Higgins.
1 other company 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
- £6,630,754
- Total assets
- £5,502,018
- Cash
- £6,101,320
- Employees
- 0.24
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £839,770
Filed as Group 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.
4 directors on the board
- James Doyle Director · appointed 2025
- Gerard Lyons Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew Hughes Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Helen Kelly Director · appointed 2005
Directors past 6 years
- Susan Helen Kelly Director · appointed 2005
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Gerard Lyons Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew Hughes Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Helen Kelly Director · appointed 2005
Portfolio (1)
- James Doyle Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- David Malcolm Thompson Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2025
- Sheila Ann Higgins Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2025
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
- 01770248
- 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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