Skip to content
Governance Register

Company · Pentwyn Cardiff

Vista Retail Services Limited

Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

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

Network

The large node is Vista Retail Services Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Keith Michael Brooks 2011-2017 Director View profile
  2. Brian Norman 2008-2011 Director View profile
  3. Ian James Patterson 2007-2008 Director View profile
  4. John Thomas Watson 2004-2006 Director View profile
  5. Malcolm Palmer 2004-2005 Director View profile
  6. Timothy Steven Bittleston 2003-2005 Director View profile
  7. Colin Andrew Robinson 2003-2004 Director View profile
  8. Robert Legge 2003-2003 Director View profile
  9. Huw Llewelyn Francis Williams 2003-2007 Director View profile
  10. Richard Philip Olds 2005-2013 Secretary View profile
  11. Henry James Barrell 2003-2008 Secretary View profile
  12. Richard Alistair Baxter 2002-2003 Nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

What it does
Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Incorporated
14/11/2002
Registered office
Pentwyn Cardiff
Previous names
Real Time Control International Limited (until 01/04/2008)

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. Vista Retail Services Limited is controlled by Vista Support Services Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Vista Support Services Group Limited is controlled by Vista Retail Support Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Vista Retail Support Holdings Limited is controlled by Panorama VRS Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Panorama VRS Limited is controlled by Scenic Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-10-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Scenic Topco Limited is controlled by Richard John Cottrell
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-09-25, ceased 2017-10-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard John Cottrell.

7 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
£35,954
Total assets
£35,954
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-02-28. 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.

2 directors on the board

9.9y median 9.9y
average tenure
11.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Other services 6Manufacturing 4Finance 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04590326
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/11/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data