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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 32

  1. Jamie Robertson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Martin 2015-2016 Director View profile
  3. Caroline Ellen Parrish 2013-2014 Director View profile
  4. Thomas Rothery Nutt 2013-2015 Director View profile
  5. Nigel Alan Kennedy 2011-2011 Director View profile
  6. Tanya Joseph 2010-2011 Director View profile
  7. James Samuel Allen 2010-2010 Director View profile
  8. Emma Johnson 2005-2015 Director View profile
  9. Michael Morris Hayman MBE Dl 2005-2009 Director View profile
  10. Alexander Richard Mackey 2003-2003 Director View profile
  11. Jessica Mary Caroline Teresa Bondy 2002-2005 Director View profile
  12. Jonathan Zeal 2001-2001 Director View profile
  13. Michael Hayman 2001-2003 Director View profile
  14. Ian Christopher Lindsley 2001-2003 Director View profile
  15. Henry Kennedy Faure Walker 2000-2000 Director View profile
  16. John Arthur Cameron Grant 2000-2000 Director View profile
  17. Mark Robert Adams 1999-2001 Director View profile
  18. Donna Zurcher 1998-1998 Director View profile
  19. Jonathan Mark Aarons 1997-1997 Director View profile
  20. Alex Robert Wyatt Glover 1996-1997 Director View profile
  21. Christopher Joll 1995-1996 Director View profile
  22. Maurice Barnfather 1995-1996 Director View profile
  23. Peter James Bingle 1995-1999 Director View profile
  24. Gary Freemantle 1994-1997 Director View profile
  25. David John Hughes 1994-1995 Director View profile
  26. Mark Hurst 1993-1995 Director View profile
  27. Julie Mcgarvey 1993-2000 Director View profile
  28. Amanda Jane Riddle 1992-1994 Director View profile
  29. Susan Lavinia Grant 2006 Director View profile
  30. Peter Brian Hamilton 2017 Director View profile
  31. Dr Anna Louise Maplesden 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  32. Thomas Harold Aucott 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/08/1985

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. The Communication Group PLC is controlled by Maureen Sutherland Smith
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Maureen Sutherland Smith.

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.

Financials

Net assets
-£25,951
Total assets
£111,049
Cash
£24,868
Employees
0.15
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£176,018

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

23.1y median 23.1y
average tenure
24.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 4Dormant 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

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
01942931
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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