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Carter Brown - the Expert Service Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Darren Hart 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Ayyab Cockburn 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Laurence Michael Byrne 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Martin James Stuart Cockburn 2012-2023 Director View profile
  5. Sally Melbourne 2012-2017 Director View profile
  6. Stephen John Grosvenor 2012-2014 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan David Clark 2012-2018 Director View profile
  8. Christine Carter 2002-2012 Director View profile
  9. Christine Brown 2002-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

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.

  • Reports Services Commissioned Through HMPPS Psychology Services Group (PSG) Buyer: Ministry of Justice Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    HM Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS), as part of the justice system, plays a crucial role in society. HMPPS protects the public, maintains safe and secure prisons and reduces the risk that people will reoffend. We work together to help …

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
27/09/2002
Registered office
Birmingham
Previous names
Core Assets Expert Services Limited (until 15/09/2017)
Carter Brown Limited (until 13/08/2015)

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. Carter Brown - the Expert Service Limited is controlled by Antser Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-11-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Antser Group Limited is controlled by Martin James Stuart Cockburn
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2022-08-17, ceased 2023-11-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin James Stuart Cockburn.

53 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

Total assets
£1,013,178
Cash
£120,616
Employees
0.47
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£783,725

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

5.7y median 5.7y
average tenure
5.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Health and social care 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
04547728
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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