Company
Positive Design Limited
Positive Design Limited is an active UK company (number 05283585), incorporated 2004, with 3 current directors including James Nicholls and Patrick Nicholas Downton. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- John Arthur Silcox 2004-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/11/2004
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Nicholas John Rounding
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - James Nicholls
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Patrick Nicholas Downton
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Positive Design Limited
is controlled by Nicholas John Rounding
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nicholas John Rounding.
1 other company 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
- £170,604
- Total assets
- £214,282
- Cash
- £74,650
- Employees
- 0.07
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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
- James Nicholls Director · appointed 2004
- Patrick Nicholas Downton Director · appointed 2004
- Nicholas John Rounding Director · appointed 2004
Directors past 6 years
- James Nicholls Director · appointed 2004
- Patrick Nicholas Downton Director · appointed 2004
- Nicholas John Rounding Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- James Nicholls Director · appointed 2004
- Nicholas John Rounding Director · appointed 2004
Portfolio (1)
- Patrick Nicholas Downton Director · appointed 2004
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
- 05283585
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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