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Whitespace Work Software Limited

Whitespace Work Software Limited is an active UK company (number 05378485), incorporated 2005, with 5 current directors including Michael Nicholls and Stuart Duncan Bosley. 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 2

  1. Ann Garvey 2005-2015 Director View profile
  2. Philip Garvey 2005-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

7 contracts · £901,795 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • 112-NYC-RS Waste Management Software Licenses and In Cab Technology Buyer: The North Yorkshire Council £439,440 2026-07-29 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Direct award via G Cloud 14 for 3 years plus an additional optional 12 month extension for Waste Management Software Licenses and In Cab Technology.

  • Domestic Waste and Chargeable Services Management System Buyer: London Borough of Hackney £111,933 2026-06-29 CPV 72000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The provision of Waste Management Operations software for domestic collections.

  • Provision of Waste and In-Cab Management Operations Software Buyer: Westmorland and Furness Council £350,422 2025-10-09 CPV 72000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of Waste In-Cab Management Operations Software this contract award was carried out through CCS G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 via Direct Award. This is a project is a contracts finder award notice only.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

    Framework
  • PROC3 26-24 Waste Management Software System Buyer: Erewash Borough Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Waste Management Software System for waste & fleet operations

  • Waste Collection Management Software Buyer: Mid Suffolk District Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Waste Collection Management Software - Whitespace.

  • Waste Management Software Licenses and In Cab Technology Buyer: The North Yorkshire Council Value not published Date not published CPV 48000000 Source: Find a Tender

    Direct award to Whitespace Work Software Limited via G Cloud 14 for 12 months for Waste Management Software Licenses and In Cab Technology.

About

Incorporated
28/02/2005

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. Whitespace Work Software Limited is controlled by Laura Elizabeth Francis
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Laura Elizabeth Francis.

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

Total assets
£3,671,278
Cash
£2,666,309
Employees
0.46
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.

5 directors on the board

10.6y median 10.9y
average tenure
10.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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 3Tech and media 3Retail and trade 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05378485
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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