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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Margaret Bridget Hetherington 2013-2013 View profile
- William Thomas Docherty 2009-2013 View profile
- Abid Hussain 2009-2019 View profile
- John Mark Hunter 2009-2011 View profile
- Michael Richard Collins 2009-2010 View profile
- Gregory James Shields 2007-2013 View profile
- Michael Richard Collins 2007-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/02/2007
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.
- William Edward Betts ceased 2026-06-18
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Daniel Thompson ceased 2026-06-18
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Abid Hussain ceased 2019-03-31
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Forster Dean Holding Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-06-22 - Fife PI Limited ceased 2026-06-22
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-06-18
Group
- Forster Dean LTD
is controlled by William Edward Betts
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2026-06-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by William Edward Betts.
1 other company 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £830,629
- Total assets
- £830,629
- Cash
- £474,105
- Employees
- 0.51
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.
2 directors on the board
- William Edward Betts Director · appointed 2009
- Daniel Thompson Director · appointed 2009
Directors past 6 years
- William Edward Betts Director · appointed 2009
- Daniel Thompson Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- William Edward Betts Director · appointed 2009
- Daniel Thompson Director · appointed 2009
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
- 06125184
- 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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