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DB Group (Holdings) Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Fiona Jane Emmett 2017-2020 Director View profile
  2. Stuart Evans 2015-2017 Director View profile
  3. Hugh Richard Purser 2011-2015 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Howard 2009-2015 Director View profile
  5. Oliver Lee Minett 2005-2015 Director View profile
  6. David Joseph Kahn 1996-2018 Director View profile
  7. Jacqueline Bernadette Margaret Mary Ball 1996-2016 Director View profile
  8. David Martin James Ball 2016 Director View profile
  9. City Road Registrars Limited 1996-2001 Corporate-secretary View profile
  10. Patricia Kay Ann Hayden 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  11. Matthew John Sexton 1992-1992 Secretary View profile
  12. Clive Malcolm Graham 1996 Secretary View profile
  13. Giovanni Iodice 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/02/1985

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. DB Group (Holdings) Limited is controlled by David Martin James Ball
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-06-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Martin James Ball.

4 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.

Grants received

6 grants · £331,246 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £301,671 (4 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £26,575
  • Department for Education · £3,000

Most recent

  • Department for Education £3,0002023-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £40,0402022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £19,7702022-02-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £26,5752021-10-26
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £151,6002020-11-01
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.

7 directors on the board

9.2y median 9.5y
average tenure
11.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

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 5Finance 4Property 4Business services 3Construction 2Education 2Hospitality 2Retail and trade 2

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
01890135
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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