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Connect Public Affairs Limited

Management consultancy activities other than financial management

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Helen Margaret Johnson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  2. Michael Ian Burrell 2013-2017 Director View profile
  3. Sarah King 2008-2025 Director View profile
  4. Matthew Bryant 2008-2011 Director View profile
  5. Simon Redfern 2005-2006 Director View profile
  6. Emily Jane Wallace 2002-2014 Director View profile
  7. Michael Mason 1999-2002 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Barwick 1999-2003 Director View profile
  9. Gillian Morris 1997-2016 Director View profile
  10. James Robert Bewsher 1997-1999 Director View profile
  11. Malcolm George 1997-2002 Director View profile
  12. James Andrew Campbell Gairdner 1997-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Incorporated
14/10/1997
Registered office
Milton Keynes

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Andrew Sawford ceased 2016-07-01
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Sarah King ceased 2016-07-01
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Laura Emily Blake ceased 2016-07-01
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01
  • SKB Group Limited
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-07

Group

  1. Connect Public Affairs Limited is controlled by Andrew Sawford
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew Sawford.

4 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.

Financials

Net assets
£1,892,639
Total assets
£1,892,639
Cash
£1,599,807
Employees
39
Turnover
Not reported (small or 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.

4 directors on the board

12.1y median 12.6y
average tenure
21y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

1
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.

Property 21Professional services 14Construction 4Tech and media 2Business services 1Education 1Finance 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

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
03449749
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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