Company
Lightning Consortium Limited
Lightning Consortium Limited is an active UK company (number 05396404), incorporated 2005, with 1 current director, Simon Alexander Holmes. 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 4
- Philippe Andre Jean Berard 2024-2026 View profile
- Martin Edward John Cook 2024-2026 View profile
- Lindsay Joanne Holmes 2009-2024 View profile
- Simon Charles Chipperfield 2024-2026 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 17/03/2005
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.
- Simon Alexander Holmes
significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-12-26 - Lindsay Joanne Holmes ceased 2024-12-24
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Simon Charles Chipperfield ceased 2026-06-01
significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-12-26 - Martin Edward John Cook ceased 2026-06-01
significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-12-26
Group
- Lightning Consortium Limited
is controlled by Simon Alexander Holmes
Evidence
active significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-12-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Simon Alexander Holmes.
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
- -£16,292
- Total assets
- -£16,292
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as 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
- Simon Alexander Holmes Director · appointed 2005
Directors past 6 years
- Simon Alexander Holmes Director · appointed 2005
Left in the last 12 months
- Martin Edward John Cook Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
- Philippe Andre Jean Berard Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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
- 05396404
- 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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