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Institute of Payroll Professionals

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

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Previous officers 32

  1. Lizabeth Lay 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Eira Jane Hammond 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Ken Pullar 2016-2023 Director View profile
  4. Michelle Marie Crook 2011-2016 Director View profile
  5. Paul Leslie Willis 2011-2012 Director View profile
  6. Ian Whyteside 2010-2012 Director View profile
  7. Ian Walters 2008-2016 Director View profile
  8. Paul Douglas Rains 2008-2012 Director View profile
  9. Dr Donald Edwin Macarthur 2008-2010 Director View profile
  10. Heather Gaye Post 2007-2010 Director View profile
  11. Clifford Owen Vidgeon 2006-2012 Director View profile
  12. Gillian Monique Dale-Skey 2006-2012 Director View profile
  13. Paul Jeremiah Kingston 2006-2007 Director View profile
  14. Gordon John Creswell 2005-2008 Director View profile
  15. Maurice Christopher Cheng 2005-2008 Director View profile
  16. Richard John Nutt 2005-2010 Director View profile
  17. Jill Owen 2001-2004 Director View profile
  18. Alison Rosemary Ward 2001-2008 Director View profile
  19. Yvette Lamidey 1999-2005 Director View profile
  20. Martin David Jackson 1999-2000 Director View profile
  21. Gordon John Cresswell 1999-2010 Director View profile
  22. Christine Williams 1997-2006 Director View profile
  23. Peter James White 1997-2001 Director View profile
  24. Graham William Francis 1997-1998 Director View profile
  25. Trevor George Lakin 1997-2005 Director View profile
  26. Gordon John Cresswell 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  27. Karen Michelle Boffey 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  28. Lindsay Vyvyan Melvin 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  29. Geoffrey Leonard Powell 2006-2006 Secretary View profile
  30. Dee Ruth Rowe 2002-2006 Secretary View profile
  31. Alan Phillip Wigley 2001-2007 Secretary View profile
  32. Steven Penford 1997-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/12/1997

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Jason Davenport
    significant influence · notified 2023-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Ken Pullar ceased 2023-06-30
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-09-27
  • Eira Jane Hammond ceased 2018-12-04
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-09-27
  • Jason Davenport ceased 2021-04-01
    significant influence · notified 2018-12-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Lizabeth Lay ceased 2023-03-23
    significant influence · notified 2021-04-01

Group

  1. Institute of Payroll Professionals is controlled by Jason Davenport
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2023-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jason Davenport.

2 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

Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.

2 directors on the board

3.2y median 3.2y
average tenure
3.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03479281
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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