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Comms Design Limited

specialised design activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. James Edward Macaulay 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Thomas George Johnstone 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Paul Stephenson 2005-2020 Director View profile
  4. Tanya Russell 2021-2024 Secretary View profile
  5. Robert O'Brien 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  6. Sally Louise Taylor 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  7. Dr Paul Derrick John Clark 2004-2020 Secretary View profile
  8. Martin John Wentworth Venning 2004-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
specialised design activities
Incorporated
27/02/2004
Registered office
Oxford

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. Comms Design Limited is controlled by Unipart Rail Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-10-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Unipart Rail Holdings Limited is controlled by Unipart Group of Companies Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Unipart Group of Companies Limited is controlled by Anthony John Mourgue
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-03-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anthony John Mourgue.

56 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £111,606 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £111,606

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £111,6062023-09-01
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

4.2y median 5.7y
average tenure
5.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 13Professional services 12Dormant 11Business services 7Transport 5Retail and trade 3Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05057797
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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