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Direct Validation Services Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 27

  1. Amber Wilkinson 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Matthew Button 2025-2025 Director View profile
  3. Antonio Debiase 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Daniel Mark Saulter 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Putnam, Kristine Marie, Director 2015-2016 Director View profile
  6. Paul Norman Gerald Donaldson 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Russell Gary Crewe 2014-2018 Director View profile
  8. Paul Francis Clayden 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Colin Andrew Mason 2010-2013 Director View profile
  10. Derek John Coles 2010-2018 Director View profile
  11. Scott William Hough 2010-2018 Director View profile
  12. Colin Marsden Jones 2010-2014 Director View profile
  13. Simon Michael Hancox 2009-2010 Director View profile
  14. Matthew Harrison 2006-2008 Director View profile
  15. Stewart Murray 2006-2009 Director View profile
  16. Dr Dr Mark Antony Hazlewood 2006-2008 Director View profile
  17. Matthew Buck 2004-2009 Director View profile
  18. Garry Howard Dixon 2003-2006 Director View profile
  19. Craig Trevor Wright 2002-2008 Director View profile
  20. Kim Yvonne Rider 1998-2006 Director View profile
  21. Pauline Cockburn 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  22. Colin Andrew Mason 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  23. Anna Maughan 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  24. Caroline Emma Roberts Thomas 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  25. Paul Martin Reed 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  26. Colin James Yaxley 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  27. Philip David Rider 1998-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/05/1998

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.

Group

  1. Direct Validation Services Limited is controlled by Direct Group Property Services Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Direct Group Property Services Limited is controlled by Davies Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-10-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Davies Group Limited.

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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.

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.

1 directors on the board

1.5y median 1.5y
average tenure
1.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 10Business services 6Professional services 6Construction 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03566382
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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