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Company · Shoreham-by-Sea

Focus 4 U LTD.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Katie Marie Williams 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Barney Andrew Taylor 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Christopher James Wild 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. James Jeremy Edward Fletcher 2017-2024 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas James Taylor 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Paul David Tolhurst 2005-2013 Director View profile
  7. Rex Stephen Knight 2004-2007 Director View profile
  8. Anthony David Bruggen 2004-2017 Director View profile
  9. Peter Dominic Hill 2003-2003 Director View profile
  10. Sebastian Douglas Birch 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  11. Onesimus Limited 2003-2003 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.

  • Focus telephony Buyer: Coventry University Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Focus group Ltd currently provide SIP channel telephony services for Coventry University's VOIP telephone number ranges on a rolling monthly billing basis dating back to 2009/2010. Annual billing includes SIP channel line rental and support…

About

What it does
Other telecommunications activities
Incorporated
20/05/2003
Registered office
Shoreham-by-Sea

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.

  • Christopher David Goodman ceased 2020-03-06
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Ralph Gilbert ceased 2020-03-06
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Focus Group Trading Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-03-06

Group

  1. Focus 4 U LTD. is controlled by Christopher David Goodman
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-03-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

53 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.

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.

7 directors on the board

11.2y median 9.3y
average tenure
23y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

0
also govern a charity

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 135Professional services 45Finance 34Business services 14Dormant 10Manufacturing 8Construction 7Property 6

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
04771242
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/08/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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