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Talk Straight Limited

Talk Straight Limited is an active UK company (number 05657023), incorporated 2005, with 2 current directors, Matthew James Hattersley and David Graham Tindall. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Robert Jason Yorke 2016-2018 Director View profile
  2. Timothy John Sedgwick 2006-2024 Director View profile
  3. Susan Margaret Sedgwick 2006-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts · £5,961,952 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.

  • Wi-Fi Provision for Secure & Specialist Provision Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL £21,952 2025-10-22 CPV 32510000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Hampshire County Council has awarded a below-threshold contract for the provision of broadband services to two specialist educational settings. The contract includes a dedicated leased line, web filtering and security, safeguarding incident…

  • Internet Connectivity Service - RM6116 Lot1a (Wider Area Network) Buyer: Bristol City Council £2,940,000 2025-10-06 CPV 32400000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Internet Connectivity

  • CA15266 - Communications Solutions Buyer: University of Essex £3,000,000 2025-09-11 CPV 32500000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Framework will provide a comprehensive range of communications and telecommunications solutions. It is let by the University of Essex and is available for use by all organisations across the UK Public Sector (and any future successors).…

  • Voice & Data Telecommunications Framework Buyer: Saint Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust Value not published Date not published CPV 72400000 Source: Find a Tender

    1.The purpose of this procurement is to establish a Framework agreement for Voice & Data Telecommunications. The Framework agreement is being established using an Open Procedure, as per the Public contract Regulations 2015.

  • Voice & Data Telecommunications Framework Buyer: Saint Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust Value not published Date not published CPV 72400000 Source: Find a Tender

    1.The purpose of this procurement is to establish a Framework agreement for Voice & Data Telecommunications. The Framework agreement is being established using an Open Procedure, as per the Public contract Regulations 2015.

About

Incorporated
16/12/2005

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Talk Straight Limited is controlled by Talk Straight Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Talk Straight Group Limited is controlled by Timothy John Sedgwick
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-07-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Timothy John Sedgwick.

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

Net assets
-£214,231
Total assets
-£209,231
Cash
£1,431,331
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£110,789

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

14.4y median 14.4y
average tenure
18.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Tech and media 5Education 2

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
05657023
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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