Company · Thatcham
Esteem Software LTD
Information technology consultancy activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Simon Mark Furber 2024-2026 View profile
- Paul Hart 2019-2020 View profile
- Antonia Scarlett Jenkinson 2018-2019 View profile
- Duncan Charles Gooding 2018-2019 View profile
- David Emrys Jones 2016-2018 View profile
- Joseph Michael Connolly 2004-2016 View profile
- Timothy Patrick Loughlin 2003-2016 View profile
- Alastair John Kerr Kitching 2000-2018 View profile
- David Alan Ogden 2000-2004 View profile
- Richard Alexander Doyle 2000-2004 View profile
- Richard Anthony Jefferies 2016-2024 View profile
- Kevin Howland 2000-2003 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Information technology consultancy activities
- Incorporated
- 22/12/1999
- Registered office
- Thatcham
- Previous names
- Esteem Network Services LTD (until 28/05/2012)
Esteem WEB Services Limited (until 01/09/2009)
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.
- Esteem Holdings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-07
Group
- Esteem Software LTD
is controlled by Esteem Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-07 · source: Companies House PSC register - Esteem Holdings Limited
is controlled by ROC Technologies Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register - ROC Technologies Limited
is controlled by Agibility LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Agibility LTD
is controlled by ROC Transformation (Corporate) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-09-29 · source: Companies House PSC register - ROC Transformation (Corporate) Limited
is controlled by ROC Transformation (Group) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-09-14 · source: Companies House PSC register - ROC Transformation (Group) Limited
is controlled by ROC Transformation (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-09-14 · source: Companies House PSC register - ROC Transformation (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by BGF GP Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-09-29 · source: Companies House PSC register - BGF GP Limited
is controlled by BGF Group PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-05-23 · source: Companies House PSC register - BGF Group PLC
is controlled by Uberior Investments Limited
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2017-05-23 · source: Companies House PSC register - Uberior Investments Limited
is controlled by LBG Equity Investments Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-11-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
The ownership chain above Esteem Software LTD is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.
12 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.
2 directors on the board
- Stephen Gary Shirley Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew Nicholas Franklin-Wilson Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Stephen Gary Shirley Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew Nicholas Franklin-Wilson Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Stephen Gary Shirley Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew Nicholas Franklin-Wilson Director · appointed 2018
Left in the last 12 months
- Simon Mark Furber Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 03898292
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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