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Ellis Patents Holdings Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Peter Bertram James Sargent 2012-2020 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas John Nightingale 2012-2022 Director View profile
  3. Michael John Saunders 2012-2015 Director View profile
  4. Michael James Ward 2012-2012 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/02/2012

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.

  • Michael John Saunders
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Christopher John Calvert
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-03-25 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Christopher John Calvert ceased 2019-01-07
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Ellis Patents Holdings Limited is controlled by Michael John Saunders
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael John Saunders.

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
£9,566,790
Total assets
£4,568,425
Cash
£2,907,271
Employees
0.87
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£2,431,849

Filed as Group accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-02-28. 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.

8 directors on the board

10.9y median 12.7y
average tenure
14.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

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.

Manufacturing 5Education 3Professional services 2Finance 1Health and social care 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
  • 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
07939436
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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