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Ecctis Limited

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Who leads it

Previous officers 37

  1. Eve Suzanne Russell 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Adrian Howard Pryce 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Professor Thomas Darren Bewick 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Stephens 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Peter Martin Wood 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Clare Mathews 2021-2023 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Timothy Everett 2021-2023 Director View profile
  8. Michael John Cartwright 2014-2023 Director View profile
  9. Paul William Wheeler Norris 2014-2023 Director View profile
  10. Robert William Cameron Wall 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Roger William Smith 2014-2018 Director View profile
  12. Robert Allen Wilson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  13. Adrian Perry 2013-2014 Director View profile
  14. Penelope Claire Chapman 2013-2014 Director View profile
  15. Leonard Metheny 2008-2009 Director View profile
  16. Craig Stanton Heldman 2008-2014 Director View profile
  17. Adam Bjorn Webster 2008-2012 Director View profile
  18. Dr Cloud Bai-Yun 2006-2022 Director View profile
  19. Louise Ann Rogers 2006-2008 Director View profile
  20. Simon George Temple Willis 1999-2006 Director View profile
  21. Sir Clive Booth 1997-2003 Director View profile
  22. Christopher John Letcher 1997-2008 Director View profile
  23. Richard Withey 1993-1999 Director View profile
  24. Martin William Howard Morgan 1992-1997 Director View profile
  25. Michael Anthony Higgins 1998 Director View profile
  26. Dr Kenneth Allan Glen Miller 1996 Director View profile
  27. Thomas Gordon Parry Rogers 1997 Director View profile
  28. Dr Michael Geoffrey Collins 1993 Director View profile
  29. Adrian Alexander Bridgewater 2010 Director View profile
  30. Gordon Jones 1993 Director View profile
  31. John Nicholas Williams 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  32. Roger William Smith 2010-2018 Secretary View profile
  33. Professor Roger Patrick King 2006-2010 Secretary View profile
  34. David Russell Francis Thomas 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  35. Katharine Walton 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  36. Christopher Sigmund West 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  37. Philip Abercrombie Oakley 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £2,000,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • UK_1003 Global Evaluation Framework Retender 2026 Buyer: BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) £2,000,000 2026-08-14 Source: Find a Tender

    the British Council is looking for multiple providers to join its 2026 Global Evaluation Framework. This framework will replace the 2022 Global Evaluation Framework, which is due to expire in 2026. This global framework will be the British …

    Framework
  • UK NARIC/ENIC Buyer: Department for Education Value not published Date not published CPV 80000000 Source: Find a Tender

    The Lisbon Recognition Convention 1997 (officially the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region, which is an international convention of the Council of Europe elaborated together wit…

About

What it does
Other information service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
17/07/1989
Registered office
Cheltenham

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. Ecctis Limited is controlled by GRS (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. GRS (Holdings) Limited is controlled by GRS (EOT) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-02-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. GRS (EOT) Limited is controlled by Paul George Hancox
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2020-04-16, ceased 2021-11-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul George Hancox.

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.

Grants received

5 grants · £184,715 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £184,715 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £36,9432019-10-03
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £36,9432019-10-03
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £36,9432019-10-03
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £36,9432019-10-03
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £36,9432019-10-03
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

1.6y median 1.5y
average tenure
2.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

1
also govern a charity
0
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.

Education 6Business services 3Other services 1Tech and media 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02405026
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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