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Designer Software Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Justin Stephen Hines 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Craig Brock 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Ian John Thompson 1999-2025 Director View profile
  4. Laurence Joseph Nicholson 1996-1997 Director View profile
  5. Steven Glenn Cheetham 1996-2001 Director View profile
  6. Datasearch Nominees Limited 1995-1996 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  7. Lesley Ann Thompson 2016-2025 Secretary View profile
  8. Carol Linda Baker 1999-2016 Secretary View profile
  9. Keren Joy Irene Bass 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  10. Datasearch Corporate Secretaries Limited 1995-1996 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £515,700 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.

  • Housing and Finance Management System Buyer: HABINTEG HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED £515,700 2026-03-23 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This award is for a new Housing and Finance Management System for Habinteg Housing Association. The new system will deliver its operational, regulatory, and strategic needs, while delivering an excellent user experience. Additional …

  • 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
  • LHA Housing Management System Buyer: Lanarkshire Housing Association Limited Value not published Date not published CPV 72000000 Source: Find a Tender

    Lanarkshire Housing Association use and rely upon ActiveH Housing Management Software which is provided by MIS Active Management Systems (owned by Aareon) Our desktop software requires an upgrade and LHA have been offered an intra-group gra…

About

Incorporated
24/11/1995

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.

  • Ian John Thompson ceased 2025-03-26
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-10-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Craig Brock ceased 2025-03-26
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Designer Software Limited is controlled by Ian John Thompson
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-10-23, ceased 2025-03-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian John Thompson.

3 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

1.3y median 1.3y
average tenure
1.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Tech and media 10Professional services 2Business services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03130341
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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