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Who leads it
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/09/2004
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.
- Livetrace LTD
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Mercian Limited
is controlled by Livetrace LTD
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Livetrace LTD
is controlled by Phillip James Kemp
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Phillip James Kemp.
4 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
- £12,400,793
- Total assets
- £12,463,473
- Cash
- £8,022,181
- Employees
- 0.12
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £3,574,941
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
6 directors on the board
- Gary Thomas Stanier Director · appointed 2004
- Phillip James Kemp Director · appointed 2004
- Ian James Jackson Director · appointed 2025
- John Lee Carter Director · appointed 2004
- Martyn James Frank Read Director · appointed 2004
- Rachel Ann Lea Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Gary Thomas Stanier Director · appointed 2004
- Phillip James Kemp Director · appointed 2004
- John Lee Carter Director · appointed 2004
- Martyn James Frank Read Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Ian James Jackson Director · appointed 2025
- Rachel Ann Lea Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (4)
- Gary Thomas Stanier Director · appointed 2004
- Phillip James Kemp Director · appointed 2004
- John Lee Carter Director · appointed 2004
- Martyn James Frank Read Director · appointed 2004
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.
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05238329
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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