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Bickerstaffe Children's Services Limited

Bickerstaffe Children's Services Limited is a UK company (number 05501151, status: liquidation), incorporated 2005, with 1 current director, John Mercer. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Paul Wilcox 2017-2019 Director View profile
  2. Linda Marjorie Webster 2005-2015 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/07/2005

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Paul Cotterill
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Mercer
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2025-05-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Bickerstaffe Children's Services Limited is controlled by Paul Cotterill
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Cotterill.

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.

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

21.3y median 21.3y
average tenure
21.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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
05501151
Status
Liquidation
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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