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The Outer Temple Chambers Limited

The Outer Temple Chambers Limited is an active UK company (number 04725709), incorporated 2003, with 5 current directors including Eliot Woolf Kc and Nathan Tavares Kc. 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 12

  1. David Graham Russell Qc 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. James Henry Counsell Qc 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Crowther Qc 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Sarah Crowther Qc 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Allen Wood Gibson Qc 2016-2020 Director View profile
  6. Andrew John Murray Spink 2016-2021 Director View profile
  7. Michael Anthony Bowes Qc 2016-2020 Director View profile
  8. Benjamin Edward Compton-Welstead Qc 2012-2016 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Wilson-Smith 2003-2016 Director View profile
  10. Ben Compton 2012-2016 Secretary View profile
  11. Richard Anthony Lissack 2003-2012 Secretary View profile
  12. Martin Robert Henderson 2003-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/04/2003

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. The Outer Temple Chambers Limited is controlled by Michael Anthony Bowes Qc
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-10-01, ceased 2020-11-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Anthony Bowes Qc.

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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
-£70,483
Total assets
£540,306
Cash
£168
Employees
30
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

5 directors on the board

4.1y median 4.8y
average tenure
5.8y
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 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04725709
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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