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Fonix PLC

Other telecommunications activities

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Lucinda Emma Joanna Sharman-Munday 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Jane Alison Denney 2010-2012 Director View profile
  3. Barry Trevor Peak 2006-2010 Director View profile
  4. Richard Charles Thompson 2006-2020 Director View profile
  5. William Jeremy Flynn 2006-2012 Director View profile
  6. Rupert Howard Milton Horner 2020-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other telecommunications activities; Business and domestic software development
Incorporated
05/06/2006
Registered office
London
Previous names
Fonix Mobile PLC (until 12/08/2024)
Orca Digital Limited (until 15/07/2014)
D2SEE Limited (until 29/01/2010)

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • William Richard Neale ceased 2018-06-28
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • William Richard Neale ceased 2020-10-12
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-09-13
  • Ganton Limited ceased 2017-09-13
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-09-13
  • Ganton Limited ceased 2022-06-23
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-10-12

Group

  1. Fonix PLC is controlled by William Richard Neale
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-06-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by William Richard Neale.

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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.

5 directors on the board

9.5y median 5.8y
average tenure
20.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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 8Tech and media 4Finance 2Construction 1Manufacturing 1Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05836806
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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