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Company Liquidation

What Direct Limited

What Direct Limited is a UK company (number 07071175, status: liquidation), incorporated 2009, with 2 current directors, Andrew Robinson and Neil Michael Harkin. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Rui Ma 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. Richard John Robert Wills 2015-2015 Director View profile
  3. Gregg Taylor 2009-2015 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/11/2009

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Neil Harkin ceased 2020-01-07
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-07
  • Martin Clive Ward ceased 2020-01-07
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-07
  • Andrew Robinson ceased 2020-01-07
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. What Direct Limited is controlled by Neil Harkin
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-07, ceased 2020-01-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Neil Harkin.

4 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

13.9y median 13.9y
average tenure
16.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Finance 1Tech and media 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
07071175
Status
Liquidation
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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