Company
Open Contracts Limited
Open Contracts Limited is an active UK company (number 04174322), incorporated 2001, with 4 current directors including Mark Peter Skilbeck and Matthew Louis John Parsons. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Angus William De Watteville 2022-2024 View profile
- Malcolm Graham Macdougall 2001-2020 View profile
- Elizabeth Jessica Smith 2001-2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 07/03/2001
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.
- Peter John Smith ceased 2016-04-06
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Malcolm Graham Macdougall ceased 2020-05-01
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Open Contracts Holdings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Open Contracts Limited
is controlled by Peter John Smith
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Peter John Smith.
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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.
4 directors on the board
- Matthew Louis John Parsons Director · appointed 2022
- Mark Peter Skilbeck Director · appointed 2025
- Peter John Smith Director · appointed 2001
- Karen Michelle Smith Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Peter John Smith Director · appointed 2001
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Matthew Louis John Parsons Director · appointed 2022
- Mark Peter Skilbeck Director · appointed 2025
- Peter John Smith Director · appointed 2001
- Karen Michelle Smith Director · appointed 2022
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04174322
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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