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Database for Business LTD

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Lisa Mary Stevenson 2016-2020 Director View profile
  2. Pritesh Ganatra 2014-2018 Director View profile
  3. Colin Beckley 2014-2025 Director View profile
  4. David Spittlehouse 2002-2013 Director View profile
  5. Colin John Moore 2001-2002 Director View profile
  6. Susan Frances Moore 2001-2002 Director View profile
  7. Peter Walker 2000-2000 Director View profile
  8. Keiran Hallam 1999-2000 Director View profile
  9. David Thiede 1998-1999 Director View profile
  10. Lisa Stevenson 2016-2020 Secretary View profile
  11. William Oliver 1999-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £16,000,000 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.

  • 203_25 Technology Enabled Care Products and Services Buyer: Espo £16,000,000 2025-10-16 CPV 32500000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ESPO's Technology Enabled Care Products and Services framework, comprising the following lots: Lot 1.1 - Technology Enabled Care (Telecare) products and associated services Lot 1.2 - Technology Enabled Care (Telecare) services Lot 2.1 …

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

    Framework

About

Incorporated
29/09/1998

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. Database for Business LTD is controlled by Dumbleton Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Dumbleton Limited is controlled by Simon James Pickering
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon James Pickering.

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.

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.

8 directors on the board

8.5y median 7y
average tenure
27.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

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.

Tech and media 16Finance 13Professional 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.

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
03639825
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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