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Utility Bidder Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Simon Scott Drakeford 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Lisa Leanne Jones 2025-2026 Director View profile
  3. Madeleine Claire Porter 2024-2026 Director View profile
  4. Nigel Alan Baker 2020-2026 Director View profile
  5. Gregory Mark Wood CBE 2018-2026 Director View profile
  6. Christopher Neville Shaw 2018-2025 Director View profile
  7. Sally Ann Martin 2015-2018 Director View profile
  8. Richard Haydn Thorpe 2015-2018 Director View profile
  9. Gavin Lewis Williams 2013-2018 Director View profile
  10. James Livermore 2009-2014 Director View profile
  11. James Robert Longley 2009-2026 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
07/07/2009
Registered office
London

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.

  • Utility Bidder Holdings Limited
    75-100% shares (firm) · notified 2018-09-17
  • Utility Bidder Holdings Limited ceased 2018-09-18
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-07-31
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Utility Bidder Limited is controlled by Utility Bidder Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares (firm) · notified 2018-09-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Utility Bidder Holdings Limited is controlled by Richard Haydn Thorpe
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-06-28, ceased 2018-07-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Haydn Thorpe.

3 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.

Financials

Net assets
£9,809,069
Total assets
£11,125,291
Cash
£3,937,144
Employees
138
Turnover
£22,707,719
Profit/loss
£1,092,499

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.

Grants received

2 grants · £18,958 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £18,958 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £6,5112022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £12,4472021-04-01
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

0.3y median 0.3y
average tenure
0.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Business services 26Finance 14Professional services 4Tech and media 4Property 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
06954978
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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