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Dactyl Publishing Limited

Dactyl Publishing Limited is an active UK company (number 04196082), incorporated 2001, with 3 current directors including Michael Vaiksaar and Joanne Womack. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. David South 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Kevin William Purcell 2013-2023 Director View profile
  3. Ian Collins 2013-2024 Director View profile
  4. Neill Richard Henderson 2012-2025 Director View profile
  5. David Alwyn Lacy-Jones 2012-2014 Director View profile
  6. Anthony George Matthews 2012-2012 Director View profile
  7. Paul Sidney Norris 2003-2003 Director View profile
  8. Russell Seals 2003-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/04/2001

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Dactyl Publishing Limited is controlled by Joanne Womack
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2017-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Joanne Womack.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£497,196
Total assets
£788,536
Cash
£707
Employees
27
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

10.1y median 14y
average tenure
14.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Arts and leisure 1Other 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
04196082
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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