Company
Best for Entertainment LTD
Best for Entertainment LTD is an active UK company (number 04907423), incorporated 2003, with 3 current directors including Richard David Caractacus Downes and Sean Franklyn Mcgowan. 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 1
- Jonathan Clemett 2003-2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/09/2003
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.
- Christopher Kieran Mcgowan
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Sean Franklyn Mcgowan
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Richard David Caractacus Downes
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-16
Group
- Best for Entertainment LTD
is controlled by Christopher Kieran Mcgowan
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Christopher Kieran Mcgowan.
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
- £146,869
- Total assets
- £162,759
- Cash
- £105,357
- Employees
- 5
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
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.
3 directors on the board
- Richard David Caractacus Downes Director · appointed 2014
- Sean Franklyn Mcgowan Director · appointed 2006
- Christopher Kieran Mcgowan Director · appointed 2006
Directors past 6 years
- Richard David Caractacus Downes Director · appointed 2014
- Sean Franklyn Mcgowan Director · appointed 2006
- Christopher Kieran Mcgowan Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Sean Franklyn Mcgowan Director · appointed 2006
- Christopher Kieran Mcgowan Director · appointed 2006
Portfolio (1)
- Richard David Caractacus Downes Director · appointed 2014
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
- 04907423
- 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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