Company
The Moving Venue Caterers Limited
The Moving Venue Caterers Limited is an active UK company (number 01795829), incorporated 1984, with 2 current directors, Elaine Mary Sawford and John Gregory Lawson. 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 13
- Janet Ann Matthews 2019-2019 View profile
- Christophe Jacques Tramoni 2015-2020 View profile
- Paul George Gerhard Vesper 2015-2017 View profile
- Lorna Maria Alexandra Waring 2012-2015 View profile
- Matthew Charles Philip Quarendon 2007-2013 View profile
- Emma Jane Lavender 2005-2005 View profile
- Andrew Beeston 2001-2005 View profile
- Nelson Williams 2000-2000 View profile
- Richard Beggs 2020 View profile
- David William Croker 1997 View profile
- Patrick Thomas Fennelly 2008-2010 View profile
- Carole Ann Marie Carr 1993-2001 View profile
- John Stockton 1993-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 29/02/1984
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.
- William Frederick Bottriell ceased 2017-10-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Smart (Group) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Moving Venue Caterers Limited
is controlled by William Frederick Bottriell
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-10-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by William Frederick Bottriell.
16 other companies in this group
- Smart Sports Hospitality Limited
- Dublon Limited
- Smart Venues Limited
- Smart Hospitality Limited
- Smart Nautical Limited
- Dublon Capital Limited
- Smart Hospitality Global Limited
- Smart Christmas Parties Limited
- Smart Group LTD
- Smart Hospitality Manchester Limited
- Smart Event Catering Limited
- Smart Experiences Limited
- Quantum Leap Events Limited
- Smart Finsbury Limited
- Sweet Yacht Management LLP
- Story Events LTD
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
- £2,524,982
- Total assets
- £2,653,137
- Cash
- £383,185
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- £18,795,578
- Profit/loss
- £288,612
Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. 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.
2 directors on the board
- Elaine Mary Sawford Director · appointed 2020
- John Gregory Lawson Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Elaine Mary Sawford Director · appointed 2020
- John Gregory Lawson Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Elaine Mary Sawford Director · appointed 2020
- John Gregory Lawson Director · appointed 2015
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
- 01795829
- 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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