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Wessex Company Secretaries Limited

Wessex Company Secretaries Limited is an active UK company (number 02978368), incorporated 1994, with 3 current directors including Gareth Horner and Giles Martin Bevan-Thomas. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Charles Alexander Frank 2016-2019 Director View profile
  2. Isabel Mary Deverill 2004-2017 Director View profile
  3. John Mark Lello 1998-2022 Director View profile
  4. Timothy John Crarer 1994-2023 Director View profile
  5. Colin David Carnegy 1994-2001 Director View profile
  6. Robert William Sykes 1994-2013 Director View profile
  7. Richard Paul Le Masurier 1994-2016 Director View profile
  8. James Saunders Welsh 1994-2007 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Dearmer Nichols 1994-2006 Director View profile
  10. Nicholas Anthony Bourne 1994-2001 Director View profile
  11. Richard Ashdown 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  12. Malcolm Morton 1994-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/10/1994

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Giles Martin Bevan-Thomas
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-05-01
  • Gareth Horner
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-05-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Mark Lello ceased 2022-05-01
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Timothy John Crarer ceased 2023-05-01
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Parker Bullen LLP
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Wessex Company Secretaries Limited is controlled by Giles Martin Bevan-Thomas
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Giles Martin Bevan-Thomas.

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
£2
Cash
£2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.

3 directors on the board

20.3y median 25.1y
average tenure
31.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Other 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

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
02978368
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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