Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company · Birkenhead

BBH (Legal Services) Limited

Solicitors

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

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

Network

The large node is BBH (Legal Services) Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Peter Andrew Mulhern 2016-2018 Director View profile
  2. Gavin Roberts 2012-2016 Director View profile
  3. Simon Peter Wood 2011-2012 Director View profile
  4. David Ian Stothard 2011-2015 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Lyburn 2011-2014 Director View profile
  6. Joanna Meriel Stevens 2011-2015 Director View profile
  7. Douglas Campbell Christie 2011-2020 Director View profile
  8. David Ashley Thompson 2011-2011 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Cavalier 2005-2020 Director View profile
  10. Philip Andrew Smith 2005-2009 Director View profile
  11. Geoffrey David Shears 2005-2009 Director View profile
  12. Keith Rowley 2000-2005 Director View profile
  13. Simon George Wilson 2018-2025 Secretary View profile
  14. Gavin David Roberts 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  15. David Ashley Thompson 2011-2011 Secretary View profile
  16. Carolyn Hurley 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  17. Deryn Suzanne Rowley 2000-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

What it does
Solicitors
Incorporated
18/10/2000
Registered office
Birkenhead
Previous names
Clear Answers Limited (until 20/05/2011)

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. BBH (Legal Services) Limited is controlled by Thompsons Solicitors LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Thompsons Solicitors LLP is controlled by Clare Mellor
    Evidence
    active significant influence (LLP), significant influence or control as firm (LLP) · notified 2016-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Clare Mellor.

5 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.

4 directors on the board

9.1y median 9.8y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 4Business services 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
04092584
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data