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Sovereign Group Services Limited

Management consultancy activities other than financial management

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Ian Le Breton 2016-2019 Director View profile
  2. Laurence Lancaster 2012-2017 Director View profile
  3. Stuart Milburn Macdonald Stobie 2000-2000 Director View profile
  4. Dolores Butterworth 2000-2000 Director View profile
  5. Simon Andrew Hanley 1999-2005 Director View profile
  6. Diane Dentith 1998-2010 Director View profile
  7. Howard Thomas Dixon Bilton 1998-2010 Director View profile
  8. John Lyndon Hodgson 1998-2001 Director View profile
  9. Lai Yee Chan 2010-2020 Secretary View profile
  10. Sovereign Secretaries LTD 1998-2012 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Incorporated
14/10/1998
Registered office
London
Previous names
Sovereign Corporate & Fiscal Services Limited (until 09/04/2008)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Sovereign Group Services Limited is controlled by Howard Thomas Dixon Bilton
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Howard Thomas Dixon Bilton.

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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
£566,908
Total assets
£566,908
Cash
£30,042
Employees
25
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£47,414

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

17.5y median 17.5y
average tenure
27.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 5Other services 2

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
03652447
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
28/02/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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