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Company · Chelmsford

ARU Direct Limited

First-degree level higher education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Thomas Patrick Robert Taylor 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Bryan Bouffler 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Dr John Russell Keddie 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Rex John Smith 1999-2014 Director View profile
  5. Brian Marshall 1999-1999 Nominee-director View profile
  6. Stephen George Bennett 1999-2016 Secretary View profile
  7. Julie Mobed 1999-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
First-degree level higher education
Incorporated
20/05/1999
Registered office
Chelmsford
Previous names
Rectory Lane Properties Limited (until 18/05/2020)

Financials

Net assets
-£459
Total assets
-£459
Cash
£294,921
Employees
206
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

6y median 6y
average tenure
12.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Education 3Construction 1Property 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03774447
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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