Company
Freethought Internet Limited
Freethought Internet Limited is an active UK company (number 05862996), incorporated 2006, with 3 current directors including Nicholas Fothergill and Kieran Macilroy Jones. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- Matthew Hewson 2006-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/06/2006
Ownership
Owned by (5) 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.
- Edward John Dore ceased 2023-04-26
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Kieran Macilroy Jones ceased 2023-04-26
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Matthew Hewson ceased 2019-06-28
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Nicholas Fothergill ceased 2023-04-26
significant influence · notified 2022-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Freethought Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-04-26
Group
- Freethought Internet Limited
is controlled by Edward John Dore
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-04-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Edward John Dore.
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
- £80,977
- Total assets
- £91,545
- Cash
- £25,614
- Employees
- 3
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
3 directors on the board
- Kieran Macilroy Jones Director · appointed 2007
- Edward John Dore Director · appointed 2006
- Nicholas Fothergill Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Kieran Macilroy Jones Director · appointed 2007
- Edward John Dore Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Kieran Macilroy Jones Director · appointed 2007
- Edward John Dore Director · appointed 2006
- Nicholas Fothergill Director · appointed 2022
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.
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
- 05862996
- 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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