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Shakespeares Legal Directors Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Heidi Louise Mosedale 2011-2012 Director View profile
  2. Mark Thompson 2011-2014 Director View profile
  3. Simon Paul Bates 2007-2013 Director View profile
  4. Mathew Harvey 2006-2014 Director View profile
  5. Duncan Ritchie Smyth 2006-2012 Director View profile
  6. Simon Peter Astill 2006-2014 Director View profile
  7. Jitendra Patel 2006-2009 Director View profile
  8. John Stobart 2006-2014 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Vaughan Finlay 2002-2006 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Howard Woolfe 2000-2006 Director View profile
  11. Roy Botterill 1997-2024 Director View profile
  12. Keith John Vaughan 1997-2000 Director View profile
  13. Adrian Robert Weston 1991-1997 Director View profile
  14. Roger Bowder 1991-2002 Director View profile
  15. Richard Davis Herbert 1991-1997 Director View profile
  16. David Williams 1991-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/09/1984

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. Shakespeares Legal Directors Limited is controlled by Shakespeare Martineau LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Shakespeare Martineau LLP is controlled by Andrew Paul Raynor
    Evidence
    ceased right to appoint and remove members (LLP) · notified 2016-05-01, ceased 2019-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew Paul Raynor.

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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
£2
Cash
£2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company 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.

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

6.9y median 6.9y
average tenure
11.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

1
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.

Professional services 21Business services 8Dormant 5Property 2Tech and media 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01849202
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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