Company
Essential Telecommunications Limited
Essential Telecommunications Limited is an active UK company (number 08056552), incorporated 2012, with 2 current directors, Lee Justin Hopkins and Gary Richard Thomas Ray. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- Lucy Hopkins 2012-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 03/05/2012
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Gary Richard Thomas Ray
25-50% shares · notified 2017-05-01 - Lee Justin Hopkins
25-50% shares · notified 2017-05-01
Group
- Essential Telecommunications Limited
is controlled by Gary Richard Thomas Ray
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2017-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Gary Richard Thomas Ray.
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
- £2,000
- Total assets
- £2,350
- Cash
- £186,806
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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.
2 directors on the board
- Gary Richard Thomas Ray Director · appointed 2012
- Lee Justin Hopkins Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Gary Richard Thomas Ray Director · appointed 2012
- Lee Justin Hopkins Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Gary Richard Thomas Ray Director · appointed 2012
- Lee Justin Hopkins Director · appointed 2012
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
- 08056552
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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