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Wordcraft International Limited

Wordcraft International Limited is an active UK company (number 02043431), incorporated 1986, with 1 current director, Andrew Gallear. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Gabrielle Spano 2003-2006 Director View profile
  2. Peter Leslie Dowson 2012 Director View profile
  3. Greg Rice 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  4. David Ian Stockley 1998-2003 Secretary View profile
  5. Rod Bailes-Brown 1994-2003 Secretary View profile
  6. Michael John Lake 1993-2012 Secretary View profile
  7. Dr Hunter Murray Dunlop 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/08/1986

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.

  • Peter Leslie Dowson ceased 2019-02-28
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Michael John Lake ceased 2023-12-12
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Wordcraft International Limited is controlled by Peter Leslie Dowson
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-02-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Leslie Dowson.

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.

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.

1 directors on the board

23.4y median 23.4y
average tenure
23.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Agriculture 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02043431
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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