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Rugby Broadcasting Company Limited

Rugby Broadcasting Company Limited is an active UK company (number 03243997), incorporated 1996, with 1 current director, Olivia Messer. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 25

  1. John Williams 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Orchard 2009-2021 Director View profile
  3. Robert Lawie Frederick Burgess 2006-2009 Director View profile
  4. Julian Hotchkiss 2005-2006 Director View profile
  5. Jonathan Hewson 2005-2006 Director View profile
  6. Martin Stephen Mumford 2002-2005 Director View profile
  7. Brian Robert Chester 2002-2006 Director View profile
  8. Marc Daniel Bond 2001-2003 Director View profile
  9. Robin Andrej Richter 2001-2006 Director View profile
  10. Jeremy Mark Roodhouse 2001-2006 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Michael Oates 2001-2001 Director View profile
  12. Geraldine Aitken 2001-2002 Director View profile
  13. Andrew David Charles Haddow 1998-2000 Director View profile
  14. Carolyn June Forman 1998-1999 Director View profile
  15. Andrew Timms Craig 1997-2006 Director View profile
  16. Virginia Barbara Murfin 1997-1999 Director View profile
  17. Michael Hutchby 1997-1998 Director View profile
  18. Christopher John Wightman Jee 1997-1997 Director View profile
  19. Barry Hunt 1997-2006 Director View profile
  20. Thomas Andrew Beesley 1996-1998 Director View profile
  21. David Michael Waine 1996-1999 Director View profile
  22. Stephen Orchard 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  23. Andrew John Swanston 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  24. Timothy Eustace 2001-2006 Secretary View profile
  25. Andrew Mayers 1997-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/08/1996

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. Rugby Broadcasting Company Limited is controlled by Quidem Midlands Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Quidem Midlands Limited is controlled by Quidem Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Quidem Limited is controlled by Stephen Orchard
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-07-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen Orchard.

8 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.

Professional services 66Tech and media 11Finance 5Dormant 4Business services 3Arts and leisure 1Education 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
03243997
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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