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South West Digital Radio Limited

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

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Previous officers 23

  1. Christopher David Alner 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Laurie Edward Patten 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. Simon George Thrush 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Glyn Andrew Calvin Jones 2016-2021 Director View profile
  5. Bryan Peter Coombes 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Richard Preece 2013-2020 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Holebrook 2011-2020 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas Peter Thompson 2010-2011 Director View profile
  9. Paul Eaton 2009-2016 Director View profile
  10. Richard Francis Jackson Park 2008-2009 Director View profile
  11. Donald Alexander Thomson 2008-2009 Director View profile
  12. Charles Lamb Allen 2008-2008 Director View profile
  13. Ahsley Daniel Tabor 2008-2008 Director View profile
  14. Will Harding 2007-2009 Director View profile
  15. William James Gerald Rogers 2004-2019 Director View profile
  16. Roger Charles Lewis 2004-2004 Director View profile
  17. Gregory Hamilton Watson 2002-2007 Director View profile
  18. Simon Charles Ward 2002-2004 Director View profile
  19. Katrina Dick 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  20. Jeremy Mavor 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  21. Rachael Whitaker 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  22. Edward Peter Earl Thomas 2009-2020 Secretary View profile
  23. Joanne Louise Bellew 2002-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/03/2002

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. South West Digital Radio Limited is controlled by NOW Digital Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. NOW Digital Limited is controlled by Abhl Digital Radio Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Abhl Digital Radio Limited is controlled by Abhl Digital Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Abhl Digital Limited is controlled by Arqiva UK Broadcast Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Arqiva UK Broadcast Holdings Limited is controlled by Arqiva Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Arqiva Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Arqiva Financing NO 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Arqiva Financing NO 1 Limited is controlled by Arqiva Group Intermediate Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Arqiva Group Intermediate Limited is controlled by Arqiva Group Parent Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Arqiva Group Parent Limited is controlled by Arqiva Broadcast Intermediate Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Arqiva Broadcast Intermediate Limited is controlled by Arqiva Financing NO 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above South West Digital Radio Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

8 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.

Grants received

2 grants · £3,940 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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £1,970
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £1,970

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport £1,9702016-01-29
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport £1,9702016-01-29
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

3.2y median 3y
average tenure
6.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Tech and media 14Professional services 4Property 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
04404528
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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