Company · London
Metropolitan Safe Custody Limited
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Lesley Susan Watkins 2013-2016 View profile
- Paul Edward Selway-Swift 2012-2025 View profile
- Nicola Crookdake 2011-2013 View profile
- Mark Thompson 2011-2011 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
- 16/08/2011
- Registered office
- London
- Previous names
- Viscount Safe Custody Services Limited (until 12/09/2012)
HIB 001 Limited (until 18/08/2011)
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Metropolitan Safe Custody Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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.
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.
5 directors on the board
- Colin John Mitchell Director · appointed 2012
- Charles Peter Barrow Director · appointed 2012
- Christopher Colin Barrow Director · appointed 2012
- Stephen Michael Watts Director · appointed 2012
- Sir Alan Colin Drake Yarrow Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Colin John Mitchell Director · appointed 2012
- Charles Peter Barrow Director · appointed 2012
- Christopher Colin Barrow Director · appointed 2012
- Stephen Michael Watts Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Colin John Mitchell Director · appointed 2012
- Charles Peter Barrow Director · appointed 2012
- Christopher Colin Barrow Director · appointed 2012
- Stephen Michael Watts Director · appointed 2012
- Sir Alan Colin Drake Yarrow Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Paul Edward Selway-Swift Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07741906
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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