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Phillips Solicitors Limited

Phillips Solicitors Limited is an active UK company (number 02314890), incorporated 1988, with 3 current directors including Jack William Le Vaillant Gardener and Max George Hope. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. David John Robinson 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Mark Coles 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Elizabeth Jane Taylor 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. Alexander Grenville Preshaw 2016-2023 Director View profile
  5. Judith Ann Corrigan 2010-2011 Director View profile
  6. Zoe Baxter 2010-2023 Director View profile
  7. Sheila Veronica Glyn-Owen 2010-2014 Director View profile
  8. Jonathan Richard Pender 2010-2023 Director View profile
  9. Gillian Brown 2010-2020 Director View profile
  10. Howard Paul Keith Gardener 2010-2023 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/11/1988

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Howard Paul Keith Gardener ceased 2019-04-26
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jonathan Richard Pender ceased 2019-04-26
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm), appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Alexander Grenville Preshaw ceased 2019-04-26
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jonathan Richard Pender ceased 2023-09-30
    significant influence · notified 2019-04-26
  • Howard Paul Keith Gardener ceased 2023-09-30
    significant influence · notified 2019-04-26
  • Hampshire Montana Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-04-26
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Phillips Solicitors Limited is controlled by Howard Paul Keith Gardener
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-04-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Howard Paul Keith Gardener.

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
£941,325
Total assets
£985,941
Cash
£865,523
Employees
80
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

3 directors on the board

9.5y median 7.7y
average tenure
13.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Finance 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
02314890
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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