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Besa Publications Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Richard Bruce Kirton 2010-2020 Director View profile
  2. Welplan Limited 2010-2022 Corporate-director View profile
  3. Arthur George Green 1996-2000 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Clifford Green 1995-2010 Director View profile
  5. David John Green 1995-2000 Director View profile
  6. Susan Green 1997-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

10 contracts · £619,078 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.

  • Facilities Management Software Solution Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF KEELE £41,916 2026-08-13 CPV 48421000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of a cloud-based facilities management software solution (SFG20) to support statutory compliance and planned preventative maintenance scheduling across the University's estate. This is a Call-Off under G-Cloud 14 for a 3-year ini…

  • BESA SFG20 Enterprise License FY26-27 Buyer: Ministry of Defence £219,117 2026-06-24 CPV 48218000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Notice of awarded contract

  • Provision of SFG20 Subscription Licences - PS7874 Buyer: DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency £83,976 2026-06-16 CPV 72260000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Award of Contract has been completed via Government Commercial Agency Framework. Notice published for transparency. The Contract is for the provision of SFG20 Subscription Licences.

  • SFG20 - Preventative Maintenance Schedules 2026-2030 Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL £27,660 2026-04-14 CPV 72000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Hampshire County Council has entered into a contract via Lot 2 of G-Cloud 14 for a cloud-based maintenance software solution. The solution will be used by Hampshire County Council, contractors, and consultants to maintain assets in a com…

  • SFG20 Maintenance Software Buyer: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust £16,242 2026-01-05 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    SFG20 Maintenance Software

  • Access to SFG20 Preventative Maintenance Software Buyer: Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire £30,843 2025-04-28 CPV 48900000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Access to SFG20 Preventative Maintenance Software Exemption put in place for 3 years from April 2025 This notice is published retrospectively following an internal review. There is no change to the contract award decision or value.

  • SFG20 subscription Buyer: Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust £13,650 2025-04-06 CPV 79980000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Subscription for SFG20 1 year

  • C452228 - SFG20 Annual Software Licence Renewal Buyer: NHS Business Services Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Licence for access to SFG 20 service model web portal to print customise and create new maintenance schedules.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

    Framework
  • Facilities Management Software Buyer: CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST £185,674 Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Licence Fee and Professional Services

About

What it does
Other publishing activities
Incorporated
17/03/1995
Registered office
Penrith
Previous names
B&ES Publications LTD (until 17/12/2015)
Hvca Publications Limited (until 30/05/2012)
Senna Property Services Limited (until 16/11/2011)

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.

  • B&ESA Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-06-01
  • Welplan Limited ceased 2022-06-01
    75-100% shares (trust) · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Besa Publications Limited is controlled by B&ESA Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. B&ESA Limited is controlled by Martin Coote
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-08-06, ceased 2024-08-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin Coote.

14 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.

4 directors on the board

4.6y median 4y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Business services 11Dormant 4Other services 3Professional services 2Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03034318
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/11/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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