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Company Liquidation

Applied Image Recognition Limited

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

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Previous officers 11

  1. Stuart Robert Purves 2018–2024 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas James Holgate 2013–2013 Director View profile
  3. Colin Michael Evans 2013–2017 Director View profile
  4. Zak Doffman 2013–2025 Director View profile
  5. Barry Lee Rooney 2012–2013 Director View profile
  6. Dr Stewart John Hefferman 2009–2012 Director View profile
  7. Melanie Jane Ayres 2004–2008 Director View profile
  8. David Bainbridge Mcintosh 2004–2009 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Kenneth Proctor 2004–2013 Director View profile
  10. Martyn Gates 2004–2006 Director View profile
  11. John Andrew Woollhead 2013–2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/04/2004

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Applied Image Recognition Limited is controlled by Omniperception LTD.
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-04-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Omniperception LTD. is controlled by George Realisations Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-08-01 · 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 Applied Image Recognition Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

25 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.

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 2013 · 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.

Professional services 3Finance 2Manufacturing 2Tech and media 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
05095689
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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