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Essential Extras Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Catherine Mary Beare 2014-2017 Director View profile
  2. Matthew Neil Paxton 2014-2021 Director View profile
  3. Howard Dove 2014-2024 Director View profile
  4. Stephen David Lawrence 2014-2015 Director View profile
  5. Nigel John Arthur 2013-2014 Director View profile
  6. Shirley Bradley 2013-2014 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas David Goold 2011-2013 Director View profile
  8. Julia Louise Seary 2011-2011 Director View profile
  9. David Michael William 2010-2011 Director View profile
  10. Thomas Cook Group Management Services Limited 2010-2014 Corporate-director View profile
  11. Simon Purnell 2005-2010 Director View profile
  12. Matthew William Jones 2003-2009 Director View profile
  13. Stuart Francisco Javier Bensusan 2002-2010 Director View profile
  14. Michael Gerard Daly 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  15. Shirley Bradley 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  16. Jeremy Booth 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  17. Carole Smith 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  18. Terina Bensusan 2002-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/03/2002

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. Essential Extras Limited is controlled by Think W3 LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2019-07-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Think W3 LTD is controlled by Holiday Extras Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2019-07-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Holiday Extras Limited is controlled by Holiday Extras Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-10-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Holiday Extras Investments Limited.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
-£98,040
Total assets
-£98,040
Cash
£0
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

12.5y median 12.5y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Other services 11Dormant 8Business services 1Finance 1Manufacturing 1Professional services 1Property 1Tech and media 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

  • 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
04406790
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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