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HFX Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. James Arthur Morrissey 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Smart Business Investments Limited 2017-2021 Corporate-director View profile
  3. Nicholas Alan Whiteley 2016-2025 Director View profile
  4. Mary Helen Smart 2013-2025 Director View profile
  5. John Whitby 2012-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £613,269 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Cloud Flexi Solution for HMCTS Operations contract Buyer: Ministry of Justice £613,269 2026-01-30 CPV 72260000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Cloud Flexi solution for HMCTS

  • DDaT26343- Software Maintenance Support Buyer: UK Research and Innovation Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for the supply of software licences. This procurement is being concluded without competition due to the absence of com…

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

    Framework

About

Incorporated
10/07/2012

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.

  • ADV People Holding Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-05-13
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. HFX Limited is controlled by Eric John Smart
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-10-23, ceased 2025-05-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Eric John Smart.

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £13,363 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £13,363

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £13,3632021-04-01
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

1.2y median 1.2y
average tenure
1.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Tech and media 12Property 5Finance 3Arts and leisure 1Business 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
08137794
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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