Company
Virtual Engine Limited
Virtual Engine Limited is an active UK company (number 06748761), incorporated 2008, with 4 current directors including Rebecca Elizabeth Brighton and Steven Laurence Whitfield. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
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About
- Incorporated
- 13/11/2008
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.
- Iain Peter Brighton ceased 2018-01-02
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Nathan Lee Sperry ceased 2018-01-02
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Virtual Engine Limited
is controlled by Iain Peter Brighton
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-01-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Iain Peter Brighton.
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
- £263,885
- Total assets
- £263,885
- Cash
- £208,342
- Employees
- 8
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Iain Peter Brighton Director · appointed 2008
- Rebecca Elizabeth Brighton Director · appointed 2018
- Steven Laurence Whitfield Director · appointed 2018
- Nathan Lee Sperry Director · appointed 2011
Directors past 6 years
- Iain Peter Brighton Director · appointed 2008
- Rebecca Elizabeth Brighton Director · appointed 2018
- Steven Laurence Whitfield Director · appointed 2018
- Nathan Lee Sperry Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Iain Peter Brighton Director · appointed 2008
- Rebecca Elizabeth Brighton Director · appointed 2018
- Steven Laurence Whitfield Director · appointed 2018
- Nathan Lee Sperry Director · appointed 2011
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 06748761
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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