Company
Livework Studio Limited
Livework Studio Limited is an active UK company (number 04202179), incorporated 2001, with 3 current directors including Nikolaos Karaoulanis and Joe Trainor. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Angela Mancini 2020-2023 View profile
- Melvin Leon Brand Flu 2018-2020 View profile
- Stephen Martin Grey 2007-2010 View profile
- Lavrans Lovlie 2002-2018 View profile
- Anne-Catherine Creed Bovill 2017-2021 View profile
- Bakirathan Kandasamy 2010-2017 View profile
- Andrew Steven Defago 2001-2003 View profile
- Christopher Downs 2001-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/04/2001
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.
- Livework Group LTD.
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Livework Studio Limited
is controlled by Livework Group LTD.
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Livework Group LTD.
is controlled by Lavrans Lovlie
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Lavrans Lovlie.
1 other company 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- -£336,429
- Total assets
- -£328,528
- Cash
- £105,149
- Employees
- 9
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
1 grant · £27,036 total360Giving 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £27,036
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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
- Nikolaos Karaoulanis Director · appointed 2025
- Joe Trainor Director · appointed 2025
- Benjamin Will Reason Director · appointed 2002
Directors past 6 years
- Benjamin Will Reason Director · appointed 2002
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Nikolaos Karaoulanis Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Joe Trainor Director · appointed 2025
- Benjamin Will Reason Director · appointed 2002
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
- 04202179
- 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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