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Speechlys

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Jonathan Wright Whitehead 2014-2024 Director View profile
  2. David James Shore Green 2014-2018 Director View profile
  3. Christopher John Page 2014-2024 Director View profile
  4. Michael Robert Lingens 1998-2014 Director View profile
  5. Paul Alexander Kay 1998-2004 Director View profile
  6. John Malcolm Brodie 1995-1998 Director View profile
  7. Mark Jonathan Musgrave 1994-1998 Director View profile
  8. Alan John Julyan 1994-2014 Director View profile
  9. Mervyn Donald Couve 1994-2004 Director View profile
  10. John Francis Avery Jones 1994-2001 Director View profile
  11. Noor-Ud-Din Ud Din Janmohamed 1994-2014 Director View profile
  12. Paul John Johnson 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  13. Robert Tracy Graham 2004-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Solicitors
Incorporated
11/10/1994
Registered office
London
Previous names
Speechly Bircham Service Company (until 02/02/2011)

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. Speechlys is controlled by Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Charles Russell Speechlys LLP.

34 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.

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

10y median 10y
average tenure
11.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 7Other services 3Finance 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
02977910
Status
Active
Type
Private Unlimited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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