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ABD Legal Services Limited

ABD Legal Services Limited is an active UK company (number 02012755), incorporated 1986, with 4 current directors including Paul Anthony Walshe and Rachel Mary Fereday. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Jonathan Bailey 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Andrew John Douglas 2019 Director View profile
  3. Julian James Bailey 2000 Director View profile
  4. David Turley 2010-2022 Secretary View profile
  5. Richards, Ian Sewart Hanson, Commander 2005-2010 Secretary View profile
  6. Alistair Munro Everett 2000-2024 Secretary View profile
  7. Godwin Antony Awdry 2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/04/1986

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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. ABD Legal Services Limited is controlled by Andrew John Douglas
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-01, ceased 2019-08-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew John Douglas.

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
£856,714
Cash
£90,866
Employees
118
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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.

4 directors on the board

5.7y median 5.2y
average tenure
11.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Dormant 6

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
02012755
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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