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Firmdirect Limited

Firmdirect Limited is an active UK company (number 02175649), incorporated 1987, with 5 current directors including Dean Leslie Osborne and Lorraine Purdy. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 16

  1. Sharon Watkins 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Elizabeth Joanne Garrod 2014-2023 Director View profile
  3. David William Main 2014-2018 Director View profile
  4. Farida Dedat 1999-2023 Director View profile
  5. Yusuf Dedat 1999-2023 Director View profile
  6. Vincent Paul Lunn 1993-2003 Director View profile
  7. Glenda Vi Trott 1993-2010 Director View profile
  8. Adrian Welch Trott 1993-2010 Director View profile
  9. Juliet Ann Lunn 1993-2003 Director View profile
  10. Alan Benton 1994 Director View profile
  11. Marie Elizabeth Benton 1994 Director View profile
  12. Sharon Jacqueline Brewer 2010 Director View profile
  13. Gillian Erica Laird 2015 Director View profile
  14. Robert John Brewer 2010 Director View profile
  15. William James Hills 1994 Director View profile
  16. Ian Stanley Laird 2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/10/1987

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Firmdirect Limited is controlled by Steven James Garrod
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Steven James Garrod.

2 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
£101,293
Cash
£42,725
Employees
54
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.

5 directors on the board

7.7y median 4.9y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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 8Arts and leisure 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02175649
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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