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Esubstance Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Matthew Evan Lochner 2018-2019 Director View profile
  2. Alexander Bliss 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Peter Martin Harkness 2015-2018 Director View profile
  4. James Milne Campbell 2015-2026 Director View profile
  5. Timothy Piers Horlick 2006-2007 Director View profile
  6. Jamie Matthew Mitchell 2003-2005 Director View profile
  7. Simon Leslie 2003-2023 Director View profile
  8. Jon James 2001-2002 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Clayton Douglas Robson 2000-2015 Director View profile
  10. Sebastian Richard Edward Cuthbert James 2000-2013 Director View profile
  11. Charles Hambro 2000-2003 Director View profile
  12. Mark Collins 2000-2002 Director View profile
  13. Adrian Sington 2000-2003 Director View profile
  14. Hishaam Mufti-Bey 2000-2002 Director View profile
  15. Mark Bichop 2000-2001 Director View profile
  16. Jeffrey Ryan O'Rourke 2000-2015 Director View profile
  17. Halco Management Limited 1999-2000 Corporate-director View profile
  18. Hugh Godsal 2000-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/08/1999

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. Esubstance Limited is controlled by Travel Content Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Travel Content Limited.

2 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.

Financials

Net assets
-£2,145,471
Total assets
-£1,730,788
Cash
£3,769,223
Employees
1.02
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£137,891

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

5 directors on the board

10.9y median 7.8y
average tenure
23.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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.

Professional services 11Tech and media 3Business 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
03829537
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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