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Company · Wirral

Avidity IP LTD

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Joeeta Murphy 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Rupert Jonathan Symons 2017-2024 Director View profile
  3. Paul William Chapman 2016-2017 Director View profile
  4. Alexander James Turnbull 2010-2013 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Mark Moore 2010-2012 Director View profile
  6. Richard Edward Bizley 2006-2017 Director View profile
  7. John Malcolm Hepworth 2006-2007 Director View profile
  8. George William Schlich 2006-2007 Director View profile
  9. Dr Jon Philip Broughton 2006-2012 Director View profile
  10. Malcolm Graham Lawrence 2006-2013 Director View profile
  11. David Joseph Johnston 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  12. Tony Paul Gray 2009-2014 Secretary View profile
  13. David Kenneth Pike 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  14. DW Company Services Limited 2006-2006 Corporate-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
03/02/2006
Registered office
Wirral
Previous names
Hlbbshaw Limited (until 30/09/2011)

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. Avidity IP LTD is controlled by Avidity IP Holdings LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Avidity IP Holdings LTD is controlled by Mapd Ventures LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-09-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Mapd Ventures LTD is controlled by Brian Cullen
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2019-12-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Brian Cullen.

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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.

4 directors on the board

3.8y median 2.8y
average tenure
8.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 13Business services 10Finance 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05697558
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/11/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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