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Essential Events Limited

Essential Events Limited is an active UK company (number 03212313), incorporated 1996, with 2 current directors, Fiona Elizabeth Abbotts and Lynn Barbara Hanstock. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 8

  1. Elaine Margaret Margatet Curtin 1996-2000 Director View profile
  2. Sally Preston 1996-1996 Director View profile
  3. Jillian Wiseman 1996-1996 Director View profile
  4. SK Company Secretarial Service Limited 2005-2011 Corporate-secretary View profile
  5. John Henry Cousins 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  6. Nigel John Shirley 2003-2005 Secretary View profile
  7. John Nicholas Simpson 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  8. Johanna Simpson 1996-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/06/1996

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.

Group

  1. Essential Events Limited is controlled by Lynn Barbara Hanstock
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lynn Barbara Hanstock.

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
£106,521
Total assets
£106,521
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

17.3y median 17.3y
average tenure
21.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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
03212313
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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