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On Direct Business Services Limited

On Direct Business Services Limited is an active UK company (number 04631034), incorporated 2003, with 3 current directors including Leighton Craig Searle and Jane Suzanne Hall. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Eliza Hoi Sie Rawlings 2014-2016 Director View profile
  2. Adding Information LTD 2003-2007 Corporate-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.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

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About

Incorporated
08/01/2003

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.

  • Brett Raynes ceased 2017-06-01
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • On Direct Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-06-01

Group

  1. On Direct Business Services Limited is controlled by Brett Raynes
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Brett Raynes.

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
-£14,441,022
Total assets
-£3,877,848
Cash
£1,217,812
Employees
1.47
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£329,408

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £99,397 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £99,397

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £99,3972020-11-01
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

11.3y median 10y
average tenure
23.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Tech and media 13Finance 4Professional services 4Business services 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

  • 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
04631034
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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