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Company · Ipswich

Vertas Group Limited

Combined facilities support activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Gerry Maged Kassab 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Marcus Stanley Yarham 2014-2020 Director View profile
  3. Joanne Lardent 2014-2019 Director View profile
  4. James Hargreaves Crossley 2013-2014 Director View profile
  5. Leonard Jacklin 2013-2015 Director View profile
  6. Craig Dearden-Phillips 2011-2013 Director View profile
  7. John Ernest Robert Goodwin 2011-2015 Director View profile
  8. Duncan Stewart Johnson 2011-2026 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Reid 2011-2013 Director View profile
  10. Clive David Hammond 2011-2014 Director View profile
  11. David John Gooch 2011-2014 Director View profile
  12. Howard Neil Russell 2011-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £2,300,000 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.

  • Chorus Education Cleaning Framework Buyer: CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST £2,300,000 2026-07-30 Source: Find a Tender

    See ITT https://in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

    Framework
  • Catering Services Framework Buyer: Ormiston Academies Trust Value not published Date not published CPV 55500000 Source: Find a Tender

    Ormiston Academy Trust is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement to provide catering services to Ormiston Academies where this service is required.

    Framework
  • 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.…

    Framework

About

What it does
Combined facilities support activities
Incorporated
03/08/2011
Registered office
Ipswich
Previous names
Eastern Facilities Management Solutions Limited (until 28/08/2015)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Vertas Group Limited is controlled by Suffolk Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Suffolk Group Holdings Limited.

25 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.

4 directors on the board

7.4y median 6.8y
average tenure
11.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 25Construction 10Transport 4Hospitality 3Retail and trade 3Utilities 2Education 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
07728211
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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