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Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited

Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited is an active UK company (number 06232449), incorporated 2007, with 2 current directors, Mark Oliver Rice and Joshua Gould. 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 22

  1. Luis Alberto Sangiovanni 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Graham Lightowler 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Leanne Gregg 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Hazel Jayne Griffiths 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Ali Nihat Arkan 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. Garry Charles Levitt 2019-2019 Director View profile
  7. Mark Andrew Daley 2018-2023 Director View profile
  8. Mark Clayton 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Diane Cheesebrough 2015-2018 Director View profile
  10. Kenneth Sendel 2014-2015 Director View profile
  11. Karen Jayne Milner 2014-2016 Director View profile
  12. Bernadette Judith Byrne 2014-2017 Director View profile
  13. Jeremy Waring Earnshaw 2011-2012 Director View profile
  14. Michele Gould 2008-2021 Director View profile
  15. Laurence Jeremy Gould 2008-2021 Director View profile
  16. Christopher Ball 2008-2008 Director View profile
  17. Mark Daley 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  18. Marcus Lee Mills 2019-2019 Secretary View profile
  19. Matthew Leigh Toynton 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
  20. Daniel Richard Myers 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  21. Jon William Oliver 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  22. Melanie Jacqueline Tyson 2008-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £63,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Transcription Services Buyer: Security Industry Authority £63,000 2024-11-10 CPV 79530000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of transcription services

About

Incorporated
01/05/2007

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.

Group

  1. Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited is controlled by Laurence Jeremy Gould
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Laurence Jeremy Gould.

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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.

Financials

Total assets
£12,686,000
Cash
£508,000
Employees
81
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£884,000

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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

9.8y median 9.8y
average tenure
17.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 15Business services 10Other services 4Finance 3Tech and media 2

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
06232449
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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