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Gala Lights LTD

Gala Lights LTD is an active UK company (number 06612708), incorporated 2008, with 3 current directors including Alexandra Vacheret Petit and Thierry Despature. 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 2

  1. Patrick Janot 2010-2019 Director View profile
  2. Reinhard Martin Stille 2008-2010 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

9 contracts · £464,493 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.

  • Southampton District Christmas Lights Buyer: Southampton City Council £0 2026-07-09 CPV 31522000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a single Service Provider to deliver Christmas lights across Southampton's district centres. The contract covers the design, supply, installation, operation, maintenance, removal and storage of …

  • Christmas Lights Buyer: Beccles Town Council £65,800 2026-07-07 Source: Find a Tender

    Beccles Town Council are looking to improve the Christmas lights display around the town. Ideally, we want to have a long-term relationship with a supplier to enhance the displays in a phased way over a few years. Our current situation is …

  • Festive Light Scheme for Braintree Town Centre Buyer: Braintree District Council £241,956 2026-06-11 Source: Find a Tender

    To procure the design, supply (on a hire basis), installation, and removal of new festive lights within Braintree town centre. Under this procurement, there is also the requirement to upgrade the existing connection points, and electrical i…

  • WHC - ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE - AWARD Buyer: Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council £0 2026-06-05 CPV 39298910 Source: Contracts Finder

    Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) is conducting a below threshold procurement in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023. The requirements is for one artificial Christmas Tree in a…

  • Ashford Town Centre Christmas Light Installation and Management Buyer: Ashford Borough Council £27,832 2025-12-22 CPV 50232110 Source: Contracts Finder

    LIGHTS/25/1 Ashford Borough Council is looking to appoint a company to manage and install the Christmas light display in Ashford town centre for the period 1st November 2025 to 31st January 2026, with an option to extend the contract for up…

  • Christmas Illuminations Buyer: Skegness Town Council £70,480 2025-10-21 CPV 31522000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Skegness Town Council are seeking the provision of Christmas Illuminations for lamp columns, some cross-street lighting and a large illuminated Christmas Tree with associated services. The contract will be for 4 years with first installatio…

  • Kidderminster Town Centre Christmas Illuminations, Design, Install and Maintain Buyer: Wyre Forest District Council £58,425 2015-06-03 CPV 51000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Wyre Forest would like a suitably qualified contractor to design, install and maintain Christmas Illuminations in Kidderminster Town Centre, this will cover 6 streets and Kidderminster Town Hall. The contractor will produce a scheme and de…

  • WHC - ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE Buyer: Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) is conducting a below threshold procurement in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023. The requirements is for one artificial Christmas Tree in a…

  • Leasing, Installation, Dismantling and Storage of Christmas Illuminations in Kirklees Buyer: The Council of the Borough of Kirklees Value not published Date not published CPV 31522000 Source: Find a Tender

About

Incorporated
05/06/2008

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. Gala Lights LTD is controlled by Thierry Despature
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Thierry Despature.

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
£1,895,963
Total assets
£1,987,016
Cash
£173,746
Employees
0.08
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

14.1y median 17.3y
average tenure
17.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Other services 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

  • 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
06612708
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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