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Secarma Limited

Information technology consultancy activities

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Benjamin John Armstrong 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Holly Grace Williams 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Lawrence Nigel Jones 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Paul Robin William Harris 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Dr David Charles Bruce Watson 2002-2008 Director View profile
  6. Mark Anthony Rowe 2001-2018 Director View profile
  7. Peter Finnigan 2001-2002 Director View profile
  8. John Charles Denneny 2001-2018 Director View profile
  9. Charlotte Louise Leggate 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  10. Dr Nicola Lindsay Frost 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  11. Diane Elizabeth Denneny 2001-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £86,400 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Penetration Testing Services Buyer: Nursing And Midwifery Council £86,400 2025-02-20 CPV 71600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Penetration Testing Services.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

    Framework

About

What it does
Information technology consultancy activities
Incorporated
15/05/2001
Registered office
Manchester
Previous names
Pentest Limited (until 09/06/2017)

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. Secarma Limited is controlled by Secarma Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Secarma Group Limited is controlled by Gail Suzanne Jones
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gail Suzanne Jones.

33 other companies 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
£258,680
Total assets
£260,864
Cash
£763,833
Employees
23
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

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 · £219,647 total

360Giving 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 Work and Pensions · £219,647

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £219,6472021-04-01
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

6.8y median 6.8y
average tenure
7.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Tech and media 5Business services 4Education 3Property 3Hospitality 2Professional services 2Construction 1Finance 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
04217114
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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