Company
Independent Testing Company Limited
Independent Testing Company Limited is an active UK company (number 08226393), incorporated 2012, with 2 current directors, Robert Micheal Hirst and Ian Bennett. 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 3
- Timothy James Lindley 2021-2022 View profile
- Robert Davis 2012-2013 View profile
- Frank Davis 2012-2016 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/09/2012
Ownership
Owned by (6) 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 Bennett ceased 2025-01-31
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Timothy James Lindley ceased 2020-12-18
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-07-19 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Jack James Lindley ceased 2021-05-24
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-12-18 - Timothy James Lindley ceased 2022-05-26
25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2021-05-25 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Robert Micheal Hirst ceased 2025-01-31
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-09-12 - Independent Company Ventures Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-10
Group
- Independent Testing Company Limited
is controlled by Ian Bennett
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ian Bennett.
6 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
- £613,060
- Total assets
- £496,476
- Cash
- £467,844
- Employees
- 28
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | Not reported | £613,060 |
| 2025-09-30 | Not reported | £613,060 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
2 grants · £2,450 total360Giving 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 Transport · £2,450 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Transport
- Department for Transport
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
- Ian Bennett Director · appointed 2012
- Robert Micheal Hirst Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Ian Bennett Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Ian Bennett Director · appointed 2012
- Robert Micheal Hirst Director · appointed 2021
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.
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
- 08226393
- 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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