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Bates Solicitors 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. Nicola Jane Browett 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Diana Cecilia Knudsen 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. Carole Anne Scott 2017-2017 Director View profile
  4. Michelle Jourdan Fitzpatrick 2014-2017 Director View profile
  5. Catherine Louise Charles 2012-2013 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/07/2012

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.

  • Ian Norman Macdonald
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Bates Solicitors Limited is controlled by Ian Norman Macdonald
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Norman Macdonald.

33 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
£1,610,244
Total assets
£2,488,346
Cash
£35,699
Employees
46
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

6 directors on the board

11.4y median 13.6y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 13Property 6Retail and trade 2Construction 1Health and social care 1Hospitality 1Manufacturing 1Transport 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
08151797
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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