Company · Dorset
Laceys Limited
Solicitors
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Robert Harvey Reid 2007-2016 View profile
- John Michael Calver 2004-2013 View profile
- John Hastings Stanhope Payne 2002-2007 View profile
- William Gerard Wyllys 2002 View profile
- Colin Arthur Stanley Wise 2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Solicitors
- Incorporated
- 01/09/1988
- Registered office
- Dorset
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.
- Mark Richard Timberlake
25-50% shares · notified 2016-08-31 - Samuel Freeman
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-10-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Robert Harvey Reid ceased 2016-10-10
25-50% shares · notified 2016-08-31
Group
- Laceys Limited
is controlled by Mark Richard Timberlake
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-08-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Mark Richard Timberlake.
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
- £2
- Cash
- £2
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
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.
2 directors on the board
- Samuel Freeman Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Richard Timberlake Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- Samuel Freeman Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Richard Timberlake Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Samuel Freeman Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Richard Timberlake Director · appointed 2013
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.
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
- 02292223
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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