Company
Expert Training Systems P.L.C.
Expert Training Systems P.L.C. is an active UK company (number 02196081), incorporated 1987, with 2 current directors, Simon Southwell and John Mark Southwell. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Dominic Wake 2007-2014 View profile
- Jonathan Bennett 2007-2010 View profile
- Dr Petrina Rosamund Carmody 2004-2008 View profile
- Edward James Nichols 2004-2020 View profile
- Mark Frederick Allison 2001-2002 View profile
- Leslie Southwell 2023 View profile
- Maurice David Kingston 2007 View profile
- Hazel Cranny 2001-2005 View profile
- Robert Gordon Lindsay 2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/11/1987
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.
- John Mark Southwell
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-06-28 - Simon Southwell
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-06-28 - Leslie Southwell ceased 2018-06-28
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-05-25
Group
- Expert Training Systems P.L.C.
is controlled by John Mark Southwell
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-06-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Mark Southwell.
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
- -£147,498
- Total assets
- -£147,498
- Cash
- £289,119
- Employees
- 26
- Turnover
- £2,301,282
- Profit/loss
- £45,507
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.
2 directors on the board
- Simon Southwell Director · appointed 2004
- John Mark Southwell Director · appointed 2001
Directors past 6 years
- Simon Southwell Director · appointed 2004
- John Mark Southwell Director · appointed 2001
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Simon Southwell Director · appointed 2004
- John Mark Southwell Director · appointed 2001
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
- 02196081
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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