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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Steve Mark Suffolk 2008-2009 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Charles Talbot Rice 2000-2005 Director View profile
  3. Alan Frederick Wood 2000-2015 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Terence Simpson 2000-2001 Director View profile
  5. Robert William Knight 2000-2003 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Patrick Mccormick 2000-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/04/2000

Ownership

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.

  • John Roger Madden
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Peter Gordon Joyner ceased 2024-09-03
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Roger Madden ceased 2024-09-03
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. First Line Limited is controlled by John Roger Madden
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Roger Madden.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£12,338,031
Total assets
£5,079,431
Cash
£528,801
Employees
1.27
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£106,132

Filed as Group 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

19.9y median 18.4y
average tenure
25.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Retail and trade 3Manufacturing 1Professional services 1Tech and media 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

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
03972437
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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