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Umss Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 32

  1. Tom Raworth 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Tracy Kaar 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Richard Reece 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan David Ferns 2015-2024 Director View profile
  5. Mark Mullin 2014-2019 Director View profile
  6. William Thomas Allan 2011-2020 Director View profile
  7. Peter Mark Leigh 2010-2019 Director View profile
  8. Thomas Cleary 2010-2014 Director View profile
  9. Alice Mcdonnell 2010-2013 Director View profile
  10. Professor Clive Thomas Agnew 2009-2019 Director View profile
  11. Catherine Tansey 2007-2016 Director View profile
  12. Dr Stella Vera Frances Butler 2006-2011 Director View profile
  13. Colin Walker 2005-2011 Director View profile
  14. Michael Harold Carr 2005-2010 Director View profile
  15. Jane Nicola Shelton 2003-2024 Director View profile
  16. Amanda Rachel Brereton 2002-2007 Director View profile
  17. Professor Elizabeth Kay 2001-2006 Director View profile
  18. Nigel Norman Foster 2000-2008 Director View profile
  19. Professor Nairn Hutchinson Fulton Wilson 1997-2001 Director View profile
  20. Albert Neil Roberts 1997-2009 Director View profile
  21. Christine Elizabeth Hitchen 1996-2002 Director View profile
  22. Gerard Green 1996-2010 Director View profile
  23. Alan William Brookes 1996-2005 Director View profile
  24. Prof Stuart Alfred Moore 1996-2000 Director View profile
  25. Professor Brian Turnbull Robson 1996-1997 Director View profile
  26. Ronald Edmund Weston 1996-2003 Director View profile
  27. James Donald Hanson 1996-2014 Director View profile
  28. James Andrew Waller 1996-2004 Director View profile
  29. Heather Fiona Mawson 2005-2021 Secretary View profile
  30. David Mccourt 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  31. John Peate 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  32. Philip Robert Jackson 1996-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/11/1995

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. Umss Limited is controlled by The University of Manchester
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The University of Manchester.

9 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

Total assets
£2
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. 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.

8 directors on the board

6.7y median 4.2y
average tenure
15.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
1
corporate seats

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.

Education 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03124410
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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