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The Design Bank Limited

The Design Bank Limited is an active UK company (number 04662754), incorporated 2003, with 2 current directors, Zoe Ann Robinson and John Edmund Robinson. 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 3

  1. Matthew Dolley 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Richard Carter 2003-2023 Director View profile
  3. Margaret Rose Carter 2003-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/02/2003

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • John Edmund Robinson
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Zoe Ann Robinson
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-01-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Richard Carter ceased 2023-06-19
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Design Bank Limited is controlled by John Edmund Robinson
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Edmund Robinson.

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
£64,619
Total assets
£68,903
Employees
11
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

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.

2 directors on the board

12.2y median 12.2y
average tenure
23.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04662754
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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