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Needham & James Secretarial Services Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Roy Botterill 2014-2024 Director View profile
  2. John Bailey Hughes 2008-2010 Director View profile
  3. Andrew John Cain 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  4. Barry James William Doherty 2008-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/01/2008

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. Needham & James Secretarial Services Limited is controlled by Shakespeare Martineau LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Shakespeare Martineau LLP is controlled by Andrew Paul Raynor
    Evidence
    ceased right to appoint and remove members (LLP) · notified 2016-05-01, ceased 2019-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew Paul Raynor.

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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

Net assets
£1
Cash
£1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

1 directors on the board

16y median 16y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

1
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 5Dormant 1Property 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
06484936
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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