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Connect Software Solutions LTD

Business and domestic software development

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Stephen Peter Black 2007-2009 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Benjamin Boardwell 2004-2004 Director View profile
  3. Alison Jane Black 2014-2025 Secretary View profile
  4. Christopher Reid 2004-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Business and domestic software development
Incorporated
24/06/2004
Registered office
Preston
Previous names
Connect Security Solutions LTD (until 22/07/2013)
M-SET Technologies LTD (until 10/03/2009)

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. Connect Software Solutions LTD is controlled by Connect Childcare Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Connect Childcare Group Limited is controlled by Christopher James Daniel Reid
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher James Daniel Reid.

2 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
-£3,994,749
Total assets
-£3,864,387
Cash
£721,370
Employees
0.5
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. 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

22y median 22y
average tenure
22y
longest tenure

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.

Business services 1Other services 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
05162098
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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