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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 38

  1. John Martin Burley 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. David John Harvey 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Anne Marie Morris Mp 2016-2022 Director View profile
  4. David John Warburton 2015-2017 Director View profile
  5. Christian Daniel Lister 2015-2016 Director View profile
  6. Ross Michael Coates 2007-2026 Director View profile
  7. Nadhim Alzahawi 2007-2010 Director View profile
  8. William James Gerald Rogers 2007-2012 Director View profile
  9. George William Freeman 2006-2007 Director View profile
  10. John Wilford 2006-2012 Director View profile
  11. Brian Arthur Roland Binley 2005-2020 Director View profile
  12. Jeremy Hunt 2005-2007 Director View profile
  13. Charles Elphicke 2005-2010 Director View profile
  14. Jennifer Anne Bryant Pearson 2004-2013 Director View profile
  15. Edward Henry Butler Vaizey 2004-2006 Director View profile
  16. Colin Mulholland Gibson 2003-2006 Director View profile
  17. Meg Louise Allen 2001-2006 Director View profile
  18. Sir David Austin Trippier 2001-2004 Director View profile
  19. Baroness Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley 2000-2003 Director View profile
  20. Mark Christopher Field 2000-2003 Director View profile
  21. Barry Walter Price 2000-2005 Director View profile
  22. Martyn Craig Rose 1999-2000 Director View profile
  23. Kim Alexander Gottlieb 1999-2019 Director View profile
  24. Amelia Rebecca Richardson 1999-2001 Director View profile
  25. Christopher James Fraser 1998-2005 Director View profile
  26. Browning, Angela Frances, Mp 1997-2000 Director View profile
  27. Cope, John Ambrose, Rt Hon Lord Cope of Berkeley 1995-2001 Director View profile
  28. Michael Roy Dalby 1993-1998 Director View profile
  29. George Peter Apter 1992-2023 Director View profile
  30. Arthur John Armstrong Bell 1991-1999 Director View profile
  31. David Raymond Allen 2001 Director View profile
  32. Sir Graham Frank James Bright 1991 Director View profile
  33. Sir William Joh Michael Grylls 1997 Director View profile
  34. Michael David Colin Craven Campbell 1998 Director View profile
  35. William George Poeton 1997 Director View profile
  36. Alan Michael Cleverly 1999-2016 Secretary View profile
  37. Henry Lewis Miller 1995-1999 Secretary View profile
  38. Dr Marilyn Margaret Orcharton 1994-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/10/1988

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. The Small Business Bureau Limited is controlled by John Joseph May
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

22 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
£4,683
Total assets
£4,683
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31Not reported£4,683
2026-03-31Not reported£4,683
2025-03-31Not reported£11,845

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. 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

24.4y median 25.3y
average tenure
31.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Other services 2Finance 1Hospitality 1Professional 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02308101
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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