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Populous Limited

Populous Limited is an active UK company (number 02133361), incorporated 1987, with 7 current directors including Rhys Ian Courtney and Heather Clare Storry. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Christopher Douglas Walker 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Craig Reynolds 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Benedict Simon Vickery 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. John Anthony Barrow 2002-2013 Director View profile
  5. Richard Allen Martin 2001-2002 Director View profile
  6. David Stuart Lockwood 2000-2001 Director View profile
  7. Barry Lowe 1997-2008 Director View profile
  8. John Richard Jeremy Parrish 1996-2000 Director View profile
  9. Sean Vincent Jones 1994-2001 Director View profile
  10. Paul Rodney Henry 1994-2001 Director View profile
  11. Nigel Blayden Harris 1994-1994 Director View profile
  12. Michael Roy Crook 1994-2001 Director View profile
  13. Derek Wilson 1994-2001 Director View profile
  14. James Norman Hewett Cut Lack 1993 Director View profile
  15. Rodney Kilner Sheard 2021 Director View profile
  16. Francis Johannes Henderson 2012-2016 Secretary View profile
  17. Catherine Sheard 2004-2012 Secretary View profile
  18. Rik Stephen Tinning Clowes 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  19. Keith Douglas Clifford 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Stadium Island Wider Development Opportunity LS086 - Architect Led Design Team Buyer: London Stadium 185 Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    London Stadium is commissioning an Architect-led Design Team to develop spatial proposals to create a leisure-led, mixed-use destination on Stadium Island, drawing on an existing feasibility study. The Lead Consultant and their Design Team …

About

Incorporated
20/05/1987

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Populous Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 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.

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.

7 directors on the board

7.9y median 8.7y
average tenure
14.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

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.

Professional services 12Tech and media 4Business services 1Property 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
02133361
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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