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Sparring Partners Limited

Sparring Partners Limited is an active UK company (number 04204345), incorporated 2001, with 2 current directors, Neil David Randall and Pascal Gerrit Jan Averdijk. 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 23

  1. Marc David Diaper 2014-2024 Director View profile
  2. Scott Vernon 2011-2024 Director View profile
  3. Patrick Henchoz 2006-2013 Director View profile
  4. David Cooper 2004-2024 Director View profile
  5. Chris Ash 2003-2004 Director View profile
  6. Timothy Carlo Newman 2002-2004 Director View profile
  7. Michael William Balfour 2002-2004 Director View profile
  8. Colin Charles Child 2002-2003 Director View profile
  9. Kevin Gavaghan 2002-2002 Director View profile
  10. John David Hilton 2002-2003 Director View profile
  11. Hayley Richards 2024-2024 Secretary View profile
  12. Scott Vernon 2020-2024 Secretary View profile
  13. Nick Woolf 2020-2020 Secretary View profile
  14. Scott Vernon 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  15. Martin Johnson 2019-2019 Secretary View profile
  16. Arianne Bate 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  17. Jamie Dhaliwal 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  18. Lynda Carole Head 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  19. Gem Williamson 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  20. Tom Ball 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  21. Susan Anne Cadd 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  22. Simon Alexander Levy 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  23. Richard Stuart Hilton 2001-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/04/2001

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.

Group

  1. Sparring Partners Limited is controlled by Sparring Partners Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Sparring Partners Holdings Limited is controlled by Johannes Albertus Kool
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-10-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Johannes Albertus Kool.

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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.

2 directors on the board

2y median 2y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Arts and leisure 6Professional services 2

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
04204345
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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