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Company · Deptford

Third Text LTD.

Third Text LTD. is an active UK company (number 05051134), incorporated 2004, with 4 current directors including Richard Dyer and Dr Elizabeth Robles. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.

Non-trading company

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Previous officers 12

  1. Professor Paul Gladston 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Dr Voon Pow Bartlett 2015-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Felicity Jane Allen 2014-2023 Director View profile
  4. Martin Alan Shaw 2014-2020 Director View profile
  5. Antonis Panayiotou 2014-2019 Director View profile
  6. Rene Patrick Gimpel 2011-2021 Director View profile
  7. Dr Joanna Mackle 2010-2014 Director View profile
  8. Lord Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh 2008-2014 Director View profile
  9. Marjorie Angela Allthorpe-Guyton 2007-2014 Director View profile
  10. Ayyub Malik 2004-2007 Director View profile
  11. Merryl Wyn Davies 2004-2012 Director View profile
  12. Professor Ziauddin Sardar 2004-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
20/02/2004
Registered office
Deptford
Also a registered charity
Third Text Limited
Previous names
Black Umbrella Limited (until 01/08/2014)

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.

  • Antonis Panayiotou ceased 2019-11-28
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: Former director (Jan 2014 to Nov 2019)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Third Text LTD. on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

Ownership paths are calculated from the active Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings that show a majority (more than 50% of shares or voting rights, or the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors). Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates. Holdings of 25-50% are significant influence or control, not majority control, and are not used to build a group.

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.

4 directors on the board

7.3y median 8.1y
average tenure
12.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Arts and leisure 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05051134
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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