Company
Astute Limited
Astute Limited is an active UK company (number 03556172), incorporated 1998, with 2 current directors, Helen Woods and Paul Woods. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Shaun Woods 2004-2021 View profile
- Morad Molavi 1998-1999 View profile
- Alberta Julianna Walford 1998-2001 View profile
- Bryan George Woods 2002-2008 View profile
- Brain & Company 1999-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/04/1998
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.
- Paul Woods
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Astute Limited
is controlled by Paul Woods
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Paul Woods.
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
- £2,035,149
- Total assets
- £2,051,516
- Cash
- £1,276,892
- Employees
- 174
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Small company 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
1 grant · £2,511 total360Giving 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 Work and Pensions · £2,511
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
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
- Helen Woods Director · appointed 2026
- Paul Woods Director · appointed 1998
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Woods Director · appointed 1998
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Helen Woods Director · appointed 2026
- Paul Woods Director · appointed 1998
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03556172
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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