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Company · Gateshead

Northern Enterprise Limited

Activities of venture and development capital companies

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Dr Yvonne Gale 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. David Andrew Whitmell 2018-2023 Director View profile
  3. Barrie Stuart Hensby 1993-2018 Director View profile
  4. David Miles Middleton 1993-2004 Director View profile
  5. Yvonne Gale 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  6. Keith Smith Charlton 2004-2012 Secretary View profile
  7. Nicholas Charlton Dudley Craig 1993-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of venture and development capital companies
Incorporated
13/04/1993
Registered office
Gateshead
Previous names
Northern Enterprise Transfer Limited (until 18/08/2011)
Northern Enterprise (LP) Limited (until 15/08/2011)

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. Northern Enterprise Limited is controlled by NEL Fund Managers Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. NEL Fund Managers Limited is controlled by NEL EOT Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. NEL EOT Limited is controlled by Jane Kirsty Heneghan
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2019-07-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jane Kirsty Heneghan.

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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.

3 directors on the board

4.8y median 4.3y
average tenure
8.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 25

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02808521
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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