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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Ian David Brewer 2023-2024 View profile
- Brett Plunkett Morris 2021-2023 View profile
- Geoffrey Adrian Love 2020-2024 View profile
- Adam Seth Kantor 2020-2024 View profile
- Toby Jonathan Guy Sparrow 2011-2012 View profile
- Stephen Thurston 2006-2020 View profile
- Richard Peter Mill 2006-2020 View profile
- Paul Anthony Desbois 2002-2010 View profile
- Rachel Angela Desbois 2002-2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 11/03/2002
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.
- Richard Peter Mill ceased 2020-12-23
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Stephen Thurston ceased 2020-12-23
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Richard Peter Mill ceased 2016-04-06
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Stephen Thurston ceased 2016-04-06
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Saxon Bidco Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-12-23
Group
- Wordwatch Limited
is controlled by Richard Peter Mill
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-12-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard Peter Mill.
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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.
1 directors on the board
- Michael David Wardell Director · appointed 2024
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.
Gaps to watch
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04391287
- 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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