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Business Enterprise Support Limited

Business Enterprise Support Limited is an active UK company (number 03476735), incorporated 1997, with 7 current directors including Ken Harrison and Sandra Lawton. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Adam Baker 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. David Anthony Hooper 2012-2017 Director View profile
  3. Gemma Lucy Bee 2010-2023 Director View profile
  4. Ian Michael Carlier 2006-2013 Director View profile
  5. Kenneth Clayton 2001-2003 Director View profile
  6. Victor Leslie Wileman 2001-2005 Director View profile
  7. Gillian Anne Taylor 1999-2005 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Charles Smith 1998-2000 Director View profile
  9. George Matthew Beacock 1998-2001 Director View profile
  10. Derek Radnor 1998-2001 Director View profile
  11. John Stewart Dain 1998-1999 Director View profile
  12. Donald Roy Moseley 1998-1999 Director View profile
  13. Kenneth John Morris 1998-1998 Director View profile
  14. Barry James Challender 1998-2008 Secretary View profile
  15. Peter Anthony St John Harris 1998-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Contract for Business Start Up Mentoring and Growth Support Buyer: Staffordshire County Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    A start up mentoring scheme that will benefit individuals and businesses in Staffordshire is required. The scheme will employ consultants to deliver start-up workshops in every district and borough in the county. This will include monthly f…

About

Incorporated
05/12/1997

Financials

Net assets
£150,933
Total assets
£152,808
Employees
8
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

5 grants · £1,504,479 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,503,869 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £610

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,4702024-07-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £485,2842023-06-29
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £6102020-09-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £956,4052016-11-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £42,7102016-04-26
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.

7 directors on the board

14.9y median 7.2y
average tenure
28.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Adam Baker Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025

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 1Property 1Tech and media 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
03476735
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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