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Company Liquidation

The Hotgroup Limited

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

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Previous officers 28

  1. Paul Andrew Vickers 2005-2014 Director View profile
  2. Sylvia Gillian Bailey 2005-2006 Director View profile
  3. Chris Herrmannsen 2005-2005 Director View profile
  4. Jeff Grout 2004-2005 Director View profile
  5. Douglas Malcolm Woodward 2003-2004 Director View profile
  6. John Frederick Waley Sanderson 2003-2005 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Dennis Wright 2002-2006 Director View profile
  8. Iain Francis Mackinnon 2002-2002 Director View profile
  9. Anthony Henry Reeves 2002-2006 Director View profile
  10. Harvey Sinclair 2002-2005 Director View profile
  11. James Donald Hanson 2002-2005 Director View profile
  12. Dorian Alan Marks 2001-2003 Director View profile
  13. Stephen John Barclay 2001-2002 Director View profile
  14. Robert James Dunning 2000-2002 Director View profile
  15. Andrew Moore 2000-2002 Director View profile
  16. Anthony Lindsay Caplin 1999-2000 Director View profile
  17. Jeremy Stafford 1999-2001 Director View profile
  18. Neil Colling 1998-2002 Director View profile
  19. Peter Harry Jay 1998-1999 Director View profile
  20. Simon Eric Hersh 1997-2002 Director View profile
  21. Barry Hersh 1997-1999 Director View profile
  22. Sir Brian John Maynard Tovey 1996-1998 Director View profile
  23. Bernard William Joseph Devine 1996-1997 Director View profile
  24. John Christopher Flaherty 1996-1996 Director View profile
  25. Cristina Symons 1996-1997 Director View profile
  26. Justin Myles Jonathan Phillips 2002-2002 Secretary View profile
  27. Charles Geoffrey Gregory Smith 1999-2002 Secretary View profile
  28. Pauline Ann Devine 1997-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/08/1996

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. The Hotgroup Limited is controlled by Trinity Mirror Digital Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Trinity Mirror Digital Limited is controlled by Reach PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Reach PLC.

211 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.

1 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

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.

Dormant 77Professional services 9Tech and media 7Manufacturing 5Other 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.

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
03236337
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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