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Topsource Worldwide - Practical Payroll Solutions Limited

Accounting and auditing activities

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Ian David Larkin 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Paul Wain 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Richard Lynch 2008-2022 Director View profile
  4. Alan James Jackaman 2000-2022 Director View profile
  5. Laraine Joy O'Connor 2000-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Accounting and auditing activities
Incorporated
21/09/2000
Registered office
London
Previous names
Practical Payroll Solutions Limited (until 15/09/2026)

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. Topsource Worldwide - Practical Payroll Solutions Limited is controlled by Topsource Worldwide (UK) LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-11-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Topsource Worldwide (UK) LTD is controlled by William Wallace Hastings
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2017-04-15, ceased 2020-12-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by William Wallace Hastings.

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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.

1 directors on the board

3.3y median 3.3y
average tenure
3.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Business services 5Professional services 2Finance 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04075438
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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