Optimal Monitoring Limited
Company 03788490 Active
Connected board network
The connection graph needs a free account.
This company's record is public. The network of who else its directors govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.
Sign in, freeBoard 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.
6 directors on the board
- Bharat Kantilal Thakrar Director · appointed 2008
- Melvin Anthony Lawson Director · appointed 2008
- Stephen David Cook Director · appointed 2023
- Duncan John Everett Director · appointed 2015
- Michael Stanley Prager Director · appointed 2015
- David Fraser Hobbs Director · appointed 2023
10.7y median 11.2y
average tenure
18y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Bharat Kantilal Thakrar Director · appointed 2008
- Melvin Anthony Lawson Director · appointed 2008
- Duncan John Everett Director · appointed 2015
- Michael Stanley Prager Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Duncan John Everett Director · appointed 2015
Portfolio (5)
- Bharat Kantilal Thakrar Director · appointed 2008
- Melvin Anthony Lawson Director · appointed 2008
- Stephen David Cook Director · appointed 2023
- Michael Stanley Prager Director · appointed 2015
- David Fraser Hobbs Director · appointed 2023
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.
Business services 18Property 15Construction 7Professional services 7Retail and trade 3Finance 2Health and social care 2Manufacturing 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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- 5APP Limited 3 shared directors
- Belgravia Homes Limited 2 shared directors
- Belgravia Lets Limited 2 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- A. Beckman Limited 1 shared director
- Bantent Limited 1 shared director
- Beckman Property Investments Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 03788490 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 08/06/1999 |
| Address | 3 COLDBATH SQUARE, LONDON, EC1R 5HL |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
71200 - Technical testing and analysis
Owned by (3) 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.
- Melvin Anthony Lawson
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-10-07 - Jersey House (Developments) Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-10-07 - Optimal Monitoring Holdings Limited ceased 2025-10-07
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (15)
- Stephen David Cook Director · appointed 2023
- David Fraser Hobbs Director · appointed 2023
- Duncan John Everett Director · appointed 2015
- Michael Stanley Prager Director · appointed 2015
- Bharat Kantilal Thakrar Director · appointed 2008
- Melvin Anthony Lawson Director · appointed 2008
Show 9 former officers
- Norman Barnett Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2008
- Mary Isobel Whimster Secretary · appointed 2002 · resigned 2010
- Avinash Chandra Vashisht Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2002
- John Gerard Sullivan Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2001
- Stephen Francis Murphy Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2001
- David Andrew Spruzen Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2001
- Graham Robert Bell Secretary · appointed 1999 · resigned 2010
- David Thomas Boyce Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2000
- Martin Robert Henderson Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 1999
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
Report an error in this record - let us know.
Related record