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Prelude Software Limited

Business and domestic software development

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Stephen Wayne Thomas 2006-2018 Director View profile
  2. Quentin Anstruther-Norton 2002-2005 Director View profile
  3. John Philip Surridge 2001-2018 Director View profile
  4. James Andrew Fitches 2001-2001 Director View profile
  5. Philip Bruce Jenkins 1994-2006 Director View profile
  6. Harold James Phillips 2001-2010 Secretary View profile
  7. Caroline Jenkins 1997-2002 Secretary View profile
  8. Arthur Evan Owen Jenkins 1994-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Business and domestic software development
Incorporated
01/11/1994
Registered office
Bonvilston
Previous names
Diamond Discovery Software LTD (until 18/01/2019)

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. Prelude Software Limited is controlled by Systems 80 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-11-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Systems 80 Limited.

4 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
£449,569
Total assets
£449,569
Employees
4
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. 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.

1 directors on the board

19.1y median 19.1y
average tenure
19.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Finance 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 1Utilities 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02985428
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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