Company · Manchester
Vertical Plus Limited
Business and domestic software development
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Julian Beer 2012-2015 View profile
- Nicola Jill Bonning 2009-2022 View profile
- Robert Zebulon Baggott 2007-2012 View profile
- David Mark Gadd 2001-2022 View profile
- Neil Anthony James Witt 2001-2022 View profile
- Graham David Wilkins 2001-2001 View profile
- Caroline Burnitt 2009-2014 View profile
- Paul Giles 2002-2003 View profile
- Christopher Anthony Flower 2001-2001 View profile
- Mark Arthur Howey Stone 2001-2022 View profile
- Geoffrey Derrick Craddock 2001-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Business and domestic software development
- Incorporated
- 27/03/2001
- Registered office
- Manchester
- Previous names
- ICO3 Limited (until 07/04/2016)
Ownership
Owned by (5) 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.
- David Mark Gadd ceased 2018-05-01
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Nicola Jill Bonning ceased 2018-05-01
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Nicola Jill Bonning ceased 2018-05-01
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - David Mark Gadd ceased 2022-10-01
25-50% shares · notified 2018-05-01 - Software Circle PLC
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-01
Group
- Vertical Plus Limited
is controlled by David Mark Gadd
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Mark Gadd.
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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.
3 directors on the board
- Iain Stewart Brown Director · appointed 2022
- Justin Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Gavin Graham Cockerill Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Justin Smith Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Justin Smith Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (2)
- Iain Stewart Brown Director · appointed 2022
- Gavin Graham Cockerill 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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04187838
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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