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Force Contracting Services LTD

Force Contracting Services LTD is an active UK company (number 07899255), incorporated 2012, with 5 current directors including Christopher William Dutton and Brett Ian Perrodow. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/01/2012

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.

  • Ben Thomas Layden ceased 2024-09-10
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Gina Fairhurst ceased 2017-01-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-08-11
  • FCS Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-09-10

Group

  1. Force Contracting Services LTD is controlled by Ben Thomas Layden
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-09-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ben Thomas Layden.

11 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
£1,945,720
Total assets
£2,281,317
Cash
£1,788,418
Employees
30
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.

5 directors on the board

7.7y median 7.3y
average tenure
14.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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 4Business services 3Construction 2Professional services 2Agriculture 1Hospitality 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
07899255
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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