Company · Haywards Heath
First Central Services (UK) Limited
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 15
- Andrew Charge 2022-2026 View profile
- Craig Euan Morton 2021-2023 View profile
- Sarah Louise Clark 2021-2023 View profile
- Roy Leonard Sampson 2018-2022 View profile
- John Kennedy 2018-2021 View profile
- John Paul Davison 2018-2023 View profile
- Michael James Leonard 2009-2018 View profile
- Anne Barbara Cowland 2009-2025 View profile
- Thomas David Acott 2006-2021 View profile
- Peter Winston John Creed 2006-2017 View profile
- Suzanne Debaes 2013-2025 View profile
- Mitchell Lawrence Edward Dowlen 2012-2013 View profile
- Michael James Leonard 2009-2012 View profile
- Humphrey Trustees Limited 2008-2009 View profile
- Humphrey Consulting Limited 2006-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 02/08/2006
- Registered office
- Haywards Heath
- Previous names
- First Central Enterprises Limited (until 22/08/2018)
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.
- Kenneth John Acott ceased 2025-01-07
significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-08-01 - First Central Insurance Management Limited ceased 2018-08-01
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- First Central Services (UK) Limited
is controlled by Kenneth John Acott
Evidence
ceased significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-08-01, ceased 2025-01-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Kenneth John Acott.
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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
- Jignash Patel Director · appointed 2025
- Joanna Susan Mcgowan Director · appointed 2019
- Paul Anthony James Priestley Director · appointed 2024
- Jody Jonin Litt Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew John Tacey Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Joanna Susan Mcgowan Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Jignash Patel Director · appointed 2025
- Joanna Susan Mcgowan Director · appointed 2019
- Paul Anthony James Priestley Director · appointed 2024
- Jody Jonin Litt Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Andrew John Tacey Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Anne Barbara Cowland Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2025
- Andrew Charge Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05894069
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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