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Company · Guildford Liquidation

Dovetail Systems Limited

Information technology consultancy activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Craig William Gurney 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Stuart Kevin Forgan 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Richard Simon Waller 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Lee John Harcourt Cameron 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Erich Heinz Janzen 2017-2024 Director View profile
  6. John James Smith 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Steven Charles Husk 2013-2017 Director View profile
  8. Ewa Krystyna Little 2013-2017 Director View profile
  9. David Charles Little 2013-2017 Director View profile
  10. Edward Richard Little 2012-2017 Director View profile
  11. William James Trevethen Rockett 2011-2017 Director View profile
  12. Ian Douglas Jackson 2009-2015 Director View profile
  13. Peter Edward Jones 2009-2011 Director View profile
  14. Martin David Coen 2007-2017 Director View profile
  15. Peter John William Miller 2006-2007 Director View profile
  16. Richard Patrick Little 2006-2017 Director View profile
  17. William Rockett 2011-2017 Secretary View profile
  18. D & R James Limited 2007-2011 Corporate-secretary View profile
  19. Deanne Smith 2006-2006 Secretary View profile
  20. Neil Mckenzie Chalmers Smith 2006-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Information technology consultancy activities
Incorporated
21/09/2006
Registered office
Guildford
Previous names
Coded Systems Limited (until 31/10/2006)

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. Dovetail Systems Limited is controlled by Fiserv (Europe) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-04-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Fiserv (Europe) Limited is controlled by First Data UK Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. First Data UK Holdings Limited is controlled by FDR Delaware Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-07-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by FDR Delaware Holdings Limited.

8 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.

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.

1 directors on the board

3.8y median 3.8y
average tenure
3.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Finance 5Professional services 2Other services 1Tech and media 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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05942721
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2024
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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