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Design Centre (Suffolk) Limited

Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Catherine Aalish Yorke-Long 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. John Edwin Sims-Hilditch 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. John Giles Redman 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. John Giles Redman 2021-2021 Director View profile
  5. Richard John Pownall 2021-2022 Director View profile
  6. Liz Hall 2021-2022 Director View profile
  7. Mary-Jane King 2011-2021 Director View profile
  8. Martin John King 2010-2021 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store
Incorporated
10/06/2010
Registered office
Swindon

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.

Group

  1. Design Centre (Suffolk) Limited is controlled by Martin John King
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2017-06-10, ceased 2021-03-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin John King.

1 other company 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
£218,039
Total assets
£218,039
Cash
£6,239
Employees
18
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

1 directors on the board

2.4y median 2.4y
average tenure
2.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Retail and trade 3Business services 1Hospitality 1Professional 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07280135
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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