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Farol Limited

Farol Limited is an active UK company (number 04157398), incorporated 2001, with 5 current directors including Daniel Lee Phipps and Guy Roger Strutte Champion. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. James Collins 2014-2016 Director View profile
  2. Peter Arthur Bennett 2014-2019 Director View profile
  3. Dylan Clwyd Roberts 2014-2019 Director View profile
  4. Philip Neil Swinnerton 2012-2019 Director View profile
  5. Kenneth Peter Hamilton 2012-2013 Director View profile
  6. David Pierce Roberts 2010-2012 Director View profile
  7. David Anthony Small 2009-2019 Director View profile
  8. Martin Hayland Jones 2004-2019 Director View profile
  9. Kevin Newman 2001-2019 Director View profile
  10. Nicholas Paul Porat 2001-2006 Director View profile
  11. Ian Gordon Shorter 2001-2005 Director View profile
  12. Timothy Hackett 2001-2019 Director View profile
  13. David Leonard Gregory 2001-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

9 contracts · £1,188,829 total

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.

About

Incorporated
09/02/2001

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.

Group

  1. Farol Limited is controlled by Matthew Edward Vellacott
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Matthew Edward Vellacott.

3 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.

Grants received

2 grants · £5,000 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 Education · £5,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £4,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
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

12.1y median 11.2y
average tenure
25.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

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 2Retail and trade 2Business 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

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
04157398
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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