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Ninth Seat Limited

Ninth Seat Limited is an active UK company (number 01899340), incorporated 1985, with 4 current directors including Sarah Elizabeth Hanney and Steven John Brown. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Davina Katherine O'Donoghue 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. David Michael Power 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Emma Mary O'Connell 2015-2022 Director View profile
  4. Hannah Downs 2014-2016 Director View profile
  5. Johnson Adeyemi Boyejo 2011-2016 Director View profile
  6. Dr Andrew Douglas Burns 2008-2015 Director View profile
  7. Grahame Howard Macmullen 2008-2009 Director View profile
  8. Toby Martin Newall 2005-2008 Director View profile
  9. Katherine Elizabeth Harris 2002-2005 Director View profile
  10. Jacqueline Mary Adams 2002-2019 Director View profile
  11. Brian Parry 2002-2007 Director View profile
  12. Robert Paul Stock 1999-2000 Director View profile
  13. Elizabeth Ann Sykes 1998-2010 Director View profile
  14. Michael John Anthony Hague-Moss 1998-2016 Director View profile
  15. Geoffrey Howard Fenwick Bayley 1995-2002 Director View profile
  16. Victoria Anne Raynor 2002 Director View profile
  17. David Philip Spenser 1994 Director View profile
  18. Wendy Louise Mitchell 2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/03/1985

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. Ninth Seat Limited is controlled by Ninth Seat Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Ninth Seat Group Limited is controlled by Timothy Matthew Gowing
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-03-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Timothy Matthew Gowing.

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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
£263,913
Total assets
£263,913
Cash
£137,962
Employees
0.25
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-04-30Not reported£263,913
2025-04-30Not reported£500,982

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-04-30. 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

8.1y median 9.8y
average tenure
12.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
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.

Business services 4Hospitality 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01899340
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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