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D. Ford Associates Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Stuart Robert Purves 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas James Holgate 2011-2013 Director View profile
  3. Colin Michael Evans 2010-2017 Director View profile
  4. Zak Doffman 2010-2025 Director View profile
  5. Peter John Haynes 2009-2010 Director View profile
  6. Derek Edward Ford 2003-2010 Director View profile
  7. John Andrew Woollhead 2010-2017 Secretary View profile
  8. Gillian Brenda Ford 2003-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/07/2003

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. D. Ford Associates Limited is controlled by Security Applications Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-01-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Security Applications Limited is controlled by George Realisations Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-05-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. George Realisations Limited is controlled by Project Gateway Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Project Gateway Bidco Limited is controlled by George Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. George Bidco Limited is controlled by George Midco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. George Midco 2 Limited is controlled by George Midco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. George Midco 1 Limited is controlled by George Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. George Holdco Limited is controlled by George Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. George Topco Limited is controlled by 3I GP 2022 Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-31, ceased 2022-08-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. 3I GP 2022 Limited is controlled by 3I Holdings PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-01-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above D. Ford Associates Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

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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.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

1 directors on the board

2.4y median 2.4y
average tenure
2.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Zak Doffman Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2025

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.

Finance 2Manufacturing 2Professional services 2Tech and media 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04840164
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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