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Economic Research Services Limited

Management consultancy activities other than financial management

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Andrew William Walker 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Anthony Reginald Pender 2008-2014 Director View profile
  3. Mark Edward Pepper 2007-2008 Director View profile
  4. Colin James Rutter 2007-2008 Director View profile
  5. Melville Edgar Mason 2007-2008 Director View profile
  6. John Norman Saunders 2007-2007 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Vaughan Unitt 2007-2007 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Parkinson 2004-2007 Director View profile
  9. Diane Latimer 2000-2002 Director View profile
  10. Keith Richard Burge 1994-2025 Director View profile
  11. Philip Arthur Shakeshaft 1994-1997 Director View profile
  12. Michael Ian Spriggs 1994-1994 Director View profile
  13. George Fox 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  14. Ronan Hanna 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  15. Melanie Anne Clarke 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  16. Caroline Jane Priestley 1994-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts · £45,400 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Establishing a framework for consultancy on Disability Inclusion Buyer: BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) Value not published 2026-08-10 Source: Find a Tender

    The British Council is a UK international organisation that supports peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust in the Arts, Education and English between people in the UK and countries worldwide. Our people and o…

    Framework
  • Know your Neighbourhood additional research Buyer: Department for Culture, Media and Sport £45,400 2025-12-10 CPV 73000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) requires a supplier to provide qualitative research for the know your neighbourhood fund.

  • Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Prevention Research Buyer: York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Research to develop the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority's Homelessness and Rough Sleeping evidence base & strategic action plan.

  • ID 6194064 - DfE Invest NI - Economics Services Framework Agreement Buyer: Invest Northern Ireland Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) is Northern Ireland's economic development agency, sponsored by the Department for the Economy. Invest NI's role is to grow the local economy by helping new and existing businesses to compete internationa…

    Framework

About

What it does
Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Incorporated
10/06/1994
Registered office
Cheshire

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.

  • Keith Richard Burge ceased 2022-10-31
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-09-01
  • RSK Environment Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-31

Group

  1. Economic Research Services Limited is controlled by Keith Richard Burge
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-09-01, ceased 2022-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Keith Richard Burge.

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
-£29,661
Cash
£124,855
Employees
18
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-06. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

6 grants · £73,489 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £44,109 (4 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £23,180
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £6,200

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £23,1802024-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £11,4782020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £8,4752019-10-04
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £11,4782019-10-04
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £12,6782019-04-01
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.

6 directors on the board

1.9y median 1.2y
average tenure
3.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

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 62Construction 47Business services 15Agriculture 13Finance 11Utilities 8Tech and media 7Other services 5

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
02937576
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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