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DLA Piper Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Paul Martin Edwards 2013-2021 Director View profile
  2. Sir Nigel Graham Knowles 2012-2016 Director View profile
  3. Andrew David Darwin 2008-2022 Director View profile
  4. Alastair John Da Costa 2008-2012 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

5 contracts · £5,219,000 total

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.

  • Legal framework access advice Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £99,000 2026-03-26 CPV 73000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded as a direct award under the CCS RM6360 or the provision of legal advice and services, Lot 2: Major Projects and Complex Advice. Brief …

  • NDA Legal Panel 2025 Buyer: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority £5,000,000 2025-11-01 CPV 79100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of an NDA group Legal Panel 2025 from the Crown Commercial Services, Legal Services Panel RM6179.

  • P4104124 Legal Advice for External Legal Sanctions Buyer: DfTc - Department for Transport £70,000 2025-08-05 CPV 79100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The call-off contract shall commence on the 16th July 2025 and the expiry date will be 16th March 2026 for a period of eight months. The total contract value will be up to £70,000 excluding VAT. This Direct Award is being offered under Pa…

  • AI Ad-Hoc Arrangement with DLA Piper (con_29032) Buyer: Department for Education £50,000 2024-09-30 CPV 79112000 Source: Contracts Finder

    DLA will provide legal advice in relation to intellectual property and commercial matters relating to generative AI.

  • 0 Buyer: Ministry of Defence Value not published Date not published CPV 79000000 Source: Find a Tender

    External Legal support to the Heavy Protected Mobility Team

About

Incorporated
18/02/2004

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.

  • Paul Martin Edwards ceased 2021-10-22
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • DLA Piper UK Nominees Limited
    50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • DLA Piper UK Secretarial Services Limited ceased 2021-10-22
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. DLA Piper Limited is controlled by Paul Martin Edwards
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-10-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Martin Edwards.

12 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.

Financials

Net assets
£1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.

1 directors on the board

4.2y median 4.2y
average tenure
4.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Professional services 6Finance 2Other services 1Property 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

  • 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
05048236
Status
Active
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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