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Open Utility LTD

Open Utility LTD is an active UK company (number 08384033), incorporated 2013, with 4 current directors including Sophie Marie Laetitia Dingreville-Gaya and Timothy Sutherland Naylor. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 7

  1. Anna Trendewicz 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Stephanie Anne Hazell 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Beverley Karen Gower Jones 2020-2026 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan Graham 2018-2021 Director View profile
  5. Volker Bernd Beckers CBE 2018-2026 Director View profile
  6. Alice Francesca Tyler 2013-2025 Director View profile
  7. Andrew James Kilner 2013-2025 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/01/2013

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.

  • James Johnston ceased 2020-12-01
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Andrew James Kilner ceased 2020-12-01
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Alice Francesca Tyler ceased 2020-12-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Open Utility LTD is controlled by James Johnston
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-12-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Johnston.

2 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
£786,441
Cash
£604,021
Employees
48
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-06-29Not reported£786,441
2025-06-29Not reported£786,441

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-29. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £539,100 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £539,100

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £539,1002019-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

4.4y median 1.8y
average tenure
13.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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 2

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08384033
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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