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The Business Software Centre LTD

The Business Software Centre LTD is an active UK company (number 03899549), incorporated 1999, with 5 current directors including Paul James Sheridan and Martin Leslie Sugden. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Christopher Martin Cowan 2013-2013 Director View profile
  2. Justin Oliver Mullen 2012-2024 Director View profile
  3. Leslie Christopher Barber 2011-2011 Director View profile
  4. Clare Jane Mayo 2007-2009 Director View profile
  5. Joanne Goodson 2007-2009 Director View profile
  6. Michael Mcgrail 2006-2014 Director View profile
  7. Susan Elizabeth Hames 1999-2005 Director View profile
  8. Christopher Philip Brandon-Trye 2016-2016 Secretary View profile
  9. Ian Benjamin Anderson 2013-2016 Secretary View profile
  10. Alexander Hamilton Dyce 2007-2022 Secretary View profile
  11. Jane Marie Lucas 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  12. Shonna Joanne Goodwin 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  13. Phil Hames 1999-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

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About

Incorporated
24/12/1999

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. The Business Software Centre LTD is controlled by Philip Allison Hames
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philip Allison Hames.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £169,472 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £169,472

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £169,4722019-04-01
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

11.1y median 11.5y
average tenure
26.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Tech and media 3Retail and trade 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
03899549
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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