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Company · Leigh-on-Sea

Giraffe Ideaworks Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Matthew Hawthorn 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. James Patrick Joseph Keating 1999-2001 Director View profile
  3. Henry Arthur Becket 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  4. Stuart Jeffrey Pocock 1999-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
24/02/1999
Registered office
Leigh-on-Sea

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.

  • John Patrick Donovan
    25-50% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Matthew Hawthorn ceased 2023-09-21
    25-50% voting · notified 2019-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Giraffe Ideaworks Limited is controlled by John Patrick Donovan
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Patrick Donovan.

3 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.

1 directors on the board

25.3y median 25.3y
average tenure
25.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 2Tech 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
03718955
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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