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W1 Business Systems Limited

Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Adrian Ward 2004-2026 Director View profile
  2. Alcait Limited 2004-2004 Corporate-director View profile
  3. John Aubrey Charles Herbert 2004-2006 Director View profile
  4. Patrick Hegarty 2004-2008 Director View profile
  5. Kathryn Louise Ward 2008-2026 Secretary View profile
  6. Branksome Corporate Services Limited 2004-2004 Corporate-secretary View profile
  7. Murray John Jervis 2004-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
18/08/2004
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Henry Arthur Hale
    significant influence · notified 2026-04-28
  • Robert Philip Musselbrook
    significant influence · notified 2026-04-28
  • Benjamin Frederick Ward
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2026-04-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Adrian Ward ceased 2026-04-28
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-08-18 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Adrian Ward ceased 2018-08-17
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-08-18 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. W1 Business Systems Limited is controlled by Henry Arthur Hale
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2026-04-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Henry Arthur Hale.

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
£503
Total assets
£503
Cash
£56,412
Employees
3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

0.2y median 0.2y
average tenure
0.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Adrian Ward Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2026

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.

Construction 2Finance 2

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
05208961
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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