Company · Milton Keynes
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
- Helen Margaret Johnson 2014-2017 View profile
- Michael Ian Burrell 2013-2017 View profile
- Sarah King 2008-2025 View profile
- Matthew Bryant 2008-2011 View profile
- Simon Redfern 2005-2006 View profile
- Emily Jane Wallace 2002-2014 View profile
- Michael Mason 1999-2002 View profile
- Stephen Barwick 1999-2003 View profile
- Gillian Morris 1997-2016 View profile
- James Robert Bewsher 1997-1999 View profile
- Malcolm George 1997-2002 View profile
- James Andrew Campbell Gairdner 1997-2017 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
- 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
- Sebastian Alexander Church Director · appointed 2013
- Laura Emily Blake Director · appointed 2014
- Andrew Sawford Director · appointed 2005
- Daniel Simpson Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Sebastian Alexander Church Director · appointed 2013
- Laura Emily Blake Director · appointed 2014
- Andrew Sawford Director · appointed 2005
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Daniel Simpson Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (3)
- Sebastian Alexander Church Director · appointed 2013
- Laura Emily Blake Director · appointed 2014
- Andrew Sawford Director · appointed 2005
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.
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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