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The Software Bureau Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. John Stephen Joyce 2018-2020 Director View profile
  2. David John Burnley Murray 2009-2016 Director View profile
  3. Philip Morgan 2006-2025 Director View profile
  4. David Andrew Laybourne 1999-2005 Director View profile
  5. Grant Malcolm Bloomfield 1996-2006 Director View profile
  6. Anthony Charles Hayday 1993-2009 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/06/1993

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. The Software Bureau Limited is controlled by Paul Alexander Callow
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-08-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Alexander Callow.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£331,561
Total assets
£337,102
Cash
£460,389
Employees
19
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£57,182

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

4 directors on the board

16.1y median 18.5y
average tenure
25.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Business services 2

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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02826490
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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