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Ideaswise Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Victor Elliot Lyons 2012-2015 Director View profile
  2. Alan John Richardson 2011-2022 Director View profile
  3. Sara Alexandra Worsley 2012-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/11/2011

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.

  • Animatrix Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Ideaswise Limited is controlled by Animatrix Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Animatrix Limited is controlled by Rupert Charles Gifford Lywood
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Rupert Charles Gifford Lywood.

43 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
-£3,892,996
Cash
£5,047
Employees
6
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

11.6y median 11.2y
average tenure
12.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

Also govern a charity

0
left in the last 12 months
1
corporate seats

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.

Dormant 1Education 1Other services 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

  • 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
07861785
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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