Company · Sunderland

Desco (Design & Consultancy) Limited

Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

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

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Adam Lee 2019-2021 Director View profile
Jonathan Barry Grady 2016-2019 Director View profile
Tushar Sudhakar Prabhu 2016-2019 Director View profile
Kenneth Howard Beall 2013-2021 Director View profile
Michael Vince 2013-2021 Director View profile
Lorna Saxton 2010-2013 Director View profile
George Gifford 2007-2018 Director View profile
David Wright 2002-2016 Director View profile
Paul Frank Saxton 2000-2013 Director View profile
David Frederick Fittis 1998-2014 Director View profile
Marco Philip Ambelez 1998-2016 Director View profile
Linda Susan Roberts 2016-2026 Secretary View profile
Paul Lindsay Marshall 1998-2018 Secretary View profile
David Steven Matthews 1998-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £40,000,000 total

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.

London and Quadrant Housing Trust - Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Consultancy Services Framework - AWARD Buyer: L&Q Housing Trust £40,000,000 2025-02-24 CPV 71530000 Source: Contracts Finder
London and Quadrant Housing Trust and its subsidiary Quadrant Construction Services are one of the largest providers of affordable housing in the UK, housing over 250,000 people in more than 95,000 homes. London and Quadrant Housing Trust a…

About

What it does: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Incorporated: 11/08/1998
Registered office: Sunderland

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.

Desco (2011) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

Desco (Design & Consultancy) Limited is controlled by Desco (2011) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Desco (2011) Limited is controlled by PF Consulting Group LTD.
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
PF Consulting Group LTD. is controlled by Rsbg UK LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Rsbg UK LTD is controlled by Rsbg Investment Holding Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-12-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Rsbg Investment Holding 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.

Financials

Net assets: £3,708,274
Total assets: £3,791,784
Cash: £1,090,308
Employees: 0.84
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss: £1,406,638

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

Neil David Crowe Director · appointed 2013
Ross Starling Director · appointed 2024
Kevin Hall Director · appointed 2007

11.5y median 13.3y

average tenure

19.5y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Neil David Crowe Director · appointed 2013
Kevin Hall Director · appointed 2007

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

Neil David Crowe Director · appointed 2013
Ross Starling Director · appointed 2024
Kevin Hall Director · appointed 2007

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.

Professional services 12Business services 1Finance 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

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: 03613462
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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