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DLA Piper UK Secretarial Services Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 110

  1. Paul Martin Edwards 2013-2021 Director View profile
  2. Sir Nigel Graham Knowles 2012-2016 Director View profile
  3. Amber Elizabeth Matthews 2011-2019 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Sutherland Fitchie 2005-2011 Director View profile
  5. Darryl John Cooke 2005-2007 Director View profile
  6. Philip Richard Edgar Allen 2005-2011 Director View profile
  7. James Lynd Lavery 2005-2013 Director View profile
  8. Thomas Albert Heylen 2005-2019 Director View profile
  9. Mark Heric Beardmore 2005-2013 Director View profile
  10. Polly Victoria Owen 2005-2013 Director View profile
  11. Hugh David Lionel Thompson 2005-2013 Director View profile
  12. Paul Francis Pignatelli 2005-2013 Director View profile
  13. Simon Scott Rae 2005-2019 Director View profile
  14. David Gabriel Reuben 2005-2010 Director View profile
  15. Matthew Doughty 2005-2005 Director View profile
  16. Robert Ludo James Bishop 2005-2013 Director View profile
  17. Thomas Anthony Whelan 2005-2007 Director View profile
  18. Charles Howard Severs 2005-2019 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Barry Harris 2005-2010 Director View profile
  20. Nigel William James Montgomery 2005-2006 Director View profile
  21. Jonathan Procter 2004-2019 Director View profile
  22. Stephen Atkinson 2004-2013 Director View profile
  23. Richard John May 2004-2019 Director View profile
  24. John Marcellus Taylor 2003-2007 Director View profile
  25. Stephen Devlin 2002-2013 Director View profile
  26. James Edward Kerrigan 2002-2013 Director View profile
  27. Jonathan Paul Watkins 2002-2019 Director View profile
  28. Paul John Jefferson 2001-2007 Director View profile
  29. Charles Edward Cook 2001-2019 Director View profile
  30. Andrew John Carpenter 2001-2005 Director View profile
  31. Mark Robert Alexander Vipan 2001-2013 Director View profile
  32. Roland Charles William Todd 2000-2005 Director View profile
  33. Alastair John Da Costa 2000-2012 Director View profile
  34. Lynda Finan 2000-2003 Director View profile
  35. Wendy Ann Harrison 2000-2013 Director View profile
  36. Melvyn Stanley James Sims 1998-2013 Director View profile
  37. George William Godar 1998-2013 Director View profile
  38. Andrew Roberts 1998-2002 Director View profile
  39. Alexander Tamlyn 1998-2019 Director View profile
  40. Peter Bernard Wayte 1998-2009 Director View profile
  41. Paul George Murray Pattinson 1998-2007 Director View profile
  42. Sian Victoria Croxon 1998-2013 Director View profile
  43. Belinda Bridgen 1998-2004 Director View profile
  44. Danelle Raewyn Dinsdale 1998-2008 Director View profile
  45. David Raff 1998-2013 Director View profile
  46. Nicholas Paul Ridout 1998-2007 Director View profile
  47. Trevor James James 1998-2002 Director View profile
  48. Anju Sanehi 1998-2002 Director View profile
  49. Elizabeth Carol Walters 1998-2010 Director View profile
  50. Nigel Patrick Dunmore 1998-2001 Director View profile
  51. Christopher David Rawstron 1998-2010 Director View profile
  52. John Charles Campion 1998-2013 Director View profile
  53. Hazel Nickless 1998-2000 Director View profile
  54. Sarah Gunton 1998-2005 Director View profile
  55. Brian Woolcock 1998-2013 Director View profile
  56. James Raymond Wearmouth 1998-1999 Director View profile
  57. Nicholas Michael Ogden 1998-2007 Director View profile
  58. Roger Gough 1998-2013 Director View profile
  59. David Samuel Maples 1998-1998 Director View profile
  60. Gordon Charles Day 1998-2011 Director View profile
  61. Michael John Prince 1997-2007 Director View profile
  62. David Harold Cadwallader 1997-2011 Director View profile
  63. Simon Jeremy Mumford 1997-1998 Director View profile
  64. Jonathan Andrew Brown 1997-2007 Director View profile
  65. Stephen Anthony Evans 1997-1998 Director View profile
  66. Anne Louise Lavery 1997-2003 Director View profile
  67. Russell Peter Orme 1997-2012 Director View profile
  68. Bruce Richard Westbrook 1996-2009 Director View profile
  69. Martin Stuart Lane 1995-1997 Director View profile
  70. John David Jackson 1995-2005 Director View profile
  71. Adrian Charles Seagers 1995-1998 Director View profile
  72. Catherine Anne Simister 1995-2013 Director View profile
  73. Barry James William Doherty 1994-1998 Director View profile
  74. Paul Rex Eardley 1994-1998 Director View profile
  75. Elia Montorio 1994-2013 Director View profile
  76. Mark Roy Swindell 1994-2011 Director View profile
  77. Peter James Michau 1994-2009 Director View profile
  78. Nicholas Paul Seddon 1994-2002 Director View profile
  79. Jeremy James Roper 1994-1998 Director View profile
  80. David Glover 1994-2007 Director View profile
  81. Anthony Robert Randle 1994-2007 Director View profile
  82. David Charles Foster 1994-1994 Director View profile
  83. William Matthew Wrigley 1993-1998 Director View profile
  84. Keir Mcfarlane Barrie 1993-1996 Director View profile
  85. Charles Andrew Sherratt 1993-2005 Director View profile
  86. Mark Janos Serfozo 1992-1994 Director View profile
  87. Neal Patrick Shepherd 1992-2011 Director View profile
  88. Martin Nicholas Sweeney 1992-1995 Director View profile
  89. Brian Burgoyne Firth 1992-1993 Director View profile
  90. Andrew Mark Kerr 1992-1995 Director View profile
  91. Nicholas Sowden Butler 1992-2001 Director View profile
  92. Christopher Ernest Schofield 1992-1992 Director View profile
  93. Timothy Harvey Ratcliffe 1992-1992 Director View profile
  94. Peter David Barton 1992-2002 Director View profile
  95. John Robert Harrap 1992-1992 Director View profile
  96. Andrew David Darwin 1991-2022 Director View profile
  97. Timothy Henry Reed 1991-1998 Director View profile
  98. Ian Andrew Morris 1991-2009 Director View profile
  99. Nigel Graham Knowles 1991-2001 Director View profile
  100. Elizabeth Wendy Wilkinson 1991-1994 Director View profile
  101. Geoffrey Stephen Daw 1991-1992 Director View profile
  102. Andrew David Holt 1991-2008 Director View profile
  103. Stephen Derek Armstrong 1991-1993 Director View profile
  104. Andrew Brian Price 1991-2002 Director View profile
  105. John David Perry 1991-1992 Director View profile
  106. Martin Philip Wilton Lee 1991-1997 Director View profile
  107. Christopher David Trippett 1991-1995 Director View profile
  108. Julia Mary Wood 1991-2003 Director View profile
  109. Andrew John Revitt 1991-1991 Director View profile
  110. Neil Lloyd Thompson 1996-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/01/1991

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. DLA Piper UK Secretarial Services Limited is controlled by Andrew Darwin
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-10-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew Darwin.

1 other company 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
£2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.

1 directors on the board

15.3y median 15.3y
average tenure
15.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 6Finance 2Other services 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02577955
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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