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The Commbus Project

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Stephen Kenneth Taylor 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Malcolm Ballard 2013-2025 Director View profile
  3. Peter Stanley Geeson 2007-2011 Director View profile
  4. Jessie Elaine Pickard 2005-2025 Director View profile
  5. Michael Cooper 2005-2006 Director View profile
  6. Alan George West 2005-2019 Director View profile
  7. Peter Edgar Mitchell 2005-2007 Director View profile
  8. June Etta Cox 2005-2019 Director View profile
  9. Joy Reynolds 2005-2020 Director View profile
  10. Dennis Richard North 2005-2008 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Kenneth Taylor 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  12. John Edward Pickard 2005-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/09/2005
Also a registered charity
The Commbus Project

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.

  • Alan George West ceased 2019-05-01
    appoints directors · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Anthony Oliver Curran ceased 2018-10-01
    significant influence · notified 2018-10-01

Group

  1. The Commbus Project is controlled by Alan George West
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-09-01, ceased 2019-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alan George West.

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

Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £1,438 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Transport · £1,438 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Transport £6802020-04-01
  • Department for Transport £7582020-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

7.7y median 4.3y
average tenure
20.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05569601
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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