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Democracy Counts Limited

Democracy Counts Limited is an active UK company (number 07095502), incorporated 2009, with 6 current directors including Colin Alan Smith and Paul Keating. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Grant Hazell 2019-2022 Director View profile
  2. Emma Louise Azzabi 2019-2019 Director View profile
  3. Kevan Coleman 2011-2025 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts · £232,804 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.

  • EPP0218 EMS Buyer: Essex County Council £136,804 2026-03-18 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    EMS services for Tendring District Council

  • Electoral Management System (EMS) for the Borough of Gosport Buyer: Gosport Borough Council £54,000 2022-11-15 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Contact for the supply and maintenance of the EMS for Gosport to enable the ERO and RO to meet their current and future legislation requirement with the provision of the Electoral Registration and Election Management.

  • RM4644 L0833 EMS Enhanced Support - Contract Buyer: Crown Commercial Service £42,000 2015-04-01 CPV 72000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Please note that this contract has already been awarded and that this contract is being published for transparency purposes only. This contract is for the provision of enhanced support services to existing EMS provision to Local Authorities…

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

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About

Incorporated
04/12/2009

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. Democracy Counts Limited is controlled by Simon Glenn Verdon
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Glenn Verdon.

2 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
£1,404,844
Total assets
£1,442,196
Cash
£712,365
Employees
0.29
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £15,724 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £15,724

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £15,7242023-03-23
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.

6 directors on the board

6.8y median 7.8y
average tenure
9.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

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 3Tech 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
  • 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
07095502
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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