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APS Legal & Associates Limited

Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Elizabeth Helen Holding 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Alexander Travers Stephen Whitson 2025-2026 Director View profile
  3. Matthew Lloyd Timmins 2025-2026 Director View profile
  4. David Thompson 2025-2026 Director View profile
  5. Kyle Raymond Creed Augustin 2023-2025 Director View profile
  6. Tony Maxfield 2016-2020 Director View profile
  7. Erica Louise Hancock 2016-2022 Director View profile
  8. Paul Tansley 2014-2015 Director View profile
  9. Richard Ardron 2014-2022 Director View profile
  10. Adam Peter Shaw 2014-2016 Director View profile
  11. Kenneth Ernest Davy 2014-2023 Director View profile
  12. David Robert Charles Kershaw 2011-2013 Director View profile
  13. Gregory John Bartram 2011-2014 Director View profile
  14. Niki Goddard 2005-2014 Director View profile
  15. Russell Adrian Naglis 2025-2026 Secretary View profile
  16. Sarah Clare Turvey 2014-2019 Secretary View profile
  17. Rebecca Jayne Bell Leonhardsen 2014-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
18/11/2005
Registered office
Derby

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.

Group

  1. APS Legal & Associates Limited is controlled by Kairos Professional Services Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-04-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Kairos Professional Services Limited is controlled by Start Something LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Start Something LTD is controlled by Gemma Dawn Stevens
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gemma Dawn Stevens.

5 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.

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.

2 directors on the board

10.4y median 10.4y
average tenure
10.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Tech and media 4Professional services 2Property 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

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
05627636
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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