Company · Oxford Liquidation
Area ECO C.I.C.
Environmental consulting activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Hardial Singh Bhogal 2016-2021 View profile
- Alexander Charles Buckley 2013-2015 View profile
- Richard Peter Jobling 2010-2013 View profile
- Third Party Formations Limited 2008-2013 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Environmental consulting activities
- Incorporated
- 14/01/2008
- Registered office
- Oxford
- Previous names
- Area ECO Limited (until 06/03/2013)
Hips Advice Limited (until 11/02/2013)
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.
- Mark Joseph Meredith
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Hardial Singh Bhogal ceased 2021-08-04
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-10-20
Group
- Area ECO C.I.C.
is controlled by Mark Joseph Meredith
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Mark Joseph Meredith.
2 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.
2 directors on the board
- John Holt Marchbank Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Joseph Meredith Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- John Holt Marchbank Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Joseph Meredith Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- John Holt Marchbank Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (1)
- Mark Joseph Meredith Director · appointed 2015
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
- 06472547
- Status
- Liquidation
- Type
- Community Interest Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/10/2022
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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