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Company · Milton Keynes

Open-Projects Limited

Business and domestic software development

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Louise Ryan 2018-2019 Director View profile
  2. David Steven Todd 2015-2018 Director View profile
  3. Richard John Webb 2012-2014 Director View profile
  4. Roger James Melody 1997 Director View profile
  5. Richard Vernon Gutteridge 2012 Director View profile
  6. Robert Andrew Amey 2012 Secretary View profile
  7. Andrew Charles Pearson 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Business and domestic software development; Other information technology service activities
Incorporated
14/09/1989
Registered office
Milton Keynes

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. Open-Projects Limited is controlled by Rascal Solutions Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Rascal Solutions Limited is controlled by Smiths News Trading Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Smiths News Trading Limited is controlled by Smiths News Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Smiths News Holdings Limited is controlled by Smiths News PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Smiths News PLC.

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

Total assets
£1,057,831
Cash
£126,957
Employees
0.07
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. 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.

6 directors on the board

12.6y median 14y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

0
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.

Professional services 17Business services 7Retail and trade 3Tech and media 2Dormant 1Finance 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

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
02422753
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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