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Bureau of Silly Ideas Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Barnaby John Gibbons 2017-2025 Director View profile
  2. Claire Maria Horan 2002-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/10/2002

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.

  • Roger David Hartley
    50-75% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Bureau of Silly Ideas Limited is controlled by Roger David Hartley
    Evidence
    active 50-75% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Roger David Hartley.

9 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
-£25,936
Total assets
£3,122
Cash
£6,813
Employees
0.04
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

7 grants · £208,197 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 Culture, Media & Sport · £100,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £81,944 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,742 (2 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £6,511

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £50,0002022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £50,0002022-10-13
  • Department for Work and Pensions £6,5112022-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £40,9722021-12-13
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002019-07-18
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.

5 directors on the board

9.1y median 5.6y
average tenure
23.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

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.

Agriculture 1Finance 1Professional services 1Property 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04556803
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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