Company
Shorts International Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Nicholas George Seibert 2021-2024 View profile
- John Thomas Brohel 2014-2021 View profile
- Christopher James Richardson Smith 2008-2013 View profile
- John Follett Sorte 2008-2024 View profile
- Gerald Raymond Kowalski 2002-2008 View profile
- Barnaby David Waterhouse Thompson 2000-2002 View profile
- Miles Roger Millard 2000-2002 View profile
- Robert Michael John Fox 2000-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 03/04/2000
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.
- Shorts Entertainment Holding Limited
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Shorts International Limited
is controlled by Shorts Entertainment Holding Limited
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Shorts Entertainment Holding Limited
is controlled by Frank Carter Pilcher
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Frank Carter Pilcher.
4 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
- -£5,976,972
- Total assets
- -£621,333
- Cash
- £17,515
- Employees
- 26
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
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.
2 directors on the board
- Mark Lyle Schneider Director · appointed 2008
- Frank Carter Pilcher Director · appointed 2000
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Lyle Schneider Director · appointed 2008
- Frank Carter Pilcher Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Mark Lyle Schneider Director · appointed 2008
- Frank Carter Pilcher Director · appointed 2000
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
- 03962510
- 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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