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Rapidity Communications LTD

Rapidity Communications LTD is an active UK company (number 02034306), incorporated 1986, with 6 current directors including Sam William Manning and Jack Leslie Manning. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Shane Ernest Goodyer 2008-2011 Director View profile
  2. David John Timpson 2008-2016 Director View profile
  3. Susan Margaret Hills 2002-2021 Director View profile
  4. Alan Richard Nixon 1995-2006 Director View profile
  5. Simon Baker 2008 Director View profile
  6. Leslie Thomas Manning 2019 Director View profile
  7. James Leornard Barr 1999-2002 Secretary View profile
  8. Malcolm Heap 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/07/1986

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. Rapidity Communications LTD is controlled by Keston Communications Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2019-12-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Keston Communications Limited is controlled by Ben Stephen Manning
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ben Stephen Manning.

5 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
£3,447,772
Total assets
£5,650,984
Cash
£806,578
Employees
46
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.

6 directors on the board

10.3y median 10.1y
average tenure
16.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02034306
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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