Company
The Very Sensible Company Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 16
- John Francis Alexander Bazley 2011-2018 View profile
- Derek Smith 2007-2010 View profile
- Ruth Susannah Chapman 2005-2011 View profile
- Gavin Neil Saint 2005-2011 View profile
- Marie-Jane Antoniewicz 1998-2007 View profile
- Ruka Sanusi 1998-2005 View profile
- Anne-Marie Winstanley 1998-2005 View profile
- Gary Duffield 1998-2005 View profile
- Karen Louise Hill 1993-1998 View profile
- Kathleen Nuttall 1998 View profile
- Joanne Dixon 1998 View profile
- David Geoffrey Hill 1993 View profile
- Lucie Rebecca Saint 2005-2011 View profile
- Martin Stone 1998-2005 View profile
- Mark Selby 1993-1998 View profile
- Deborah Gilmore 1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 16/12/1988
Ownership
Owned by (5) 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.
- Judi Newman
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Ksenia Yumasheva
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - James Richard Mcmeakin
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Monica Kruglianskas
25-50% shares · notified 2018-09-03 - John Francis Alexander Bazley ceased 2018-09-03
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Very Sensible Company Limited
is controlled by Judi Newman
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Judi Newman.
4 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
- £100
- Total assets
- £2,375
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Ksenia Yumasheva Director · appointed 2011
- James Richard Mcmeakin Director · appointed 2010
- Judi Newman Director · appointed 2005
- Monica Kruglianskas Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Ksenia Yumasheva Director · appointed 2011
- James Richard Mcmeakin Director · appointed 2010
- Judi Newman Director · appointed 2005
- Monica Kruglianskas Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Ksenia Yumasheva Director · appointed 2011
- James Richard Mcmeakin Director · appointed 2010
- Monica Kruglianskas Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (1)
- Judi Newman Director · appointed 2005
Also govern a charity
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
- 02328972
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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