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Company · Tunbridge Wells

The Open Agency Limited

Artistic creation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. Martyn Anthony Routledge 2006-2012 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Michael Holton 2006-2012 Director View profile
  3. Robert John Hall 2003-2006 Director View profile
  4. Victoria Spark 2002-2005 Director View profile
  5. Gary Townsend 1999-1999 Director View profile
  6. Susan Falco 1999-2002 Director View profile
  7. Robert Sherston Carpenter 1999-2001 Director View profile
  8. Michael Tack 1999-1999 Director View profile
  9. Gary John Cooke 1999-2011 Director View profile
  10. Michael William Horseman 1999-2016 Director View profile
  11. Patrick George Mills 1999-1999 Director View profile
  12. Martyn Charles Sellick 1999-2001 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Noel-Johnson 1994-1999 Director View profile
  14. Steven Hobbs 1994-1999 Director View profile
  15. James David Winn Stileman 1994-1994 Director View profile
  16. Susan Horseman 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  17. Gary Cooke 2001-2011 Secretary View profile
  18. David William Roy Lazell 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  19. Simon Richard Ellse 1995-1999 Secretary View profile
  20. Richard Godfrey Bond 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  21. John Christopher Furness 1994-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Artistic creation
Incorporated
08/04/1994
Registered office
Tunbridge Wells

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 Open Agency Limited is controlled by Gerald Charles Clipp
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gerald Charles Clipp.

2 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

Net assets
£137,026
Total assets
£155,026
Cash
£110,787
Employees
6
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£40,809

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

13.9y median 13.9y
average tenure
13.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Other 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

  • 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
02917100
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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