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Hermes Datacommunications International Limited

Satellite telecommunications activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Duncan John Wheeler 2015-2017 Director View profile
  2. Pierre-Jean Joseph Andre Beylier 2015-2020 Director View profile
  3. Jimmie Keith Johnson 2015-2020 Director View profile
  4. Ian Baldwin 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Albert Lamb 2012-2014 Director View profile
  6. Gary Steer 1998-2015 Director View profile
  7. Giles Christopher Francis Middleton 1998-2015 Director View profile
  8. John Hampson 1998-2015 Director View profile
  9. William Haddon 1993 Director View profile
  10. Kevin Desmond Edmonds 2006 Director View profile
  11. Katrine Brown 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  12. Duncan Wheeler 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  13. Tracey Anne Archer 2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Satellite telecommunications activities; Other telecommunications activities
Incorporated
07/03/1990
Registered office
London

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. Hermes Datacommunications International Limited is controlled by Speedcast UK Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Speedcast UK Holdings Limited.

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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.

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.

2 directors on the board

7.6y median 7.6y
average tenure
9.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Finance 4Tech and media 4

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
02478340
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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