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OUT of Hand Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Jonathan Boyle 2001-2004 Director View profile
  2. Graham Andrew Miles 1999-2001 Director View profile
  3. Benjamin James Hogg 1998-1999 Director View profile
  4. Luke William Leatherland Bream 1997-1998 Director View profile
  5. Benjamin Backhouse 1997-1998 Director View profile
  6. Natasha Clare Arabella Elsbeth Miller 2003-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/06/1997

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.

  • William Long
    50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. OUT of Hand Limited is controlled by William Long
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by William Long.

1 other company 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

Net assets
£136,768
Total assets
£603,341
Cash
£155,572
Employees
50
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £141,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £141,000

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £141,0002020-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

19.7y median 21.9y
average tenure
29.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Manufacturing 4Business services 1Property 1Retail and trade 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03380599
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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