Company
Direct Card Solutions Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Ian Ralph Marwood 2019-2023 View profile
- Gareth Paul Henderson 2018-2022 View profile
- Mark Bramley Prince 2014-2018 View profile
- Marc Greenwood 2014-2015 View profile
- James Alexander Howard 2013-2025 View profile
- Julie Dawn Howard 2019-2024 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 11/04/2013
Ownership
Owned by (5) 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.
- Julie Dawn Howard
50-75% shares · notified 2025-12-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Mark Bramley Prince ceased 2018-09-03
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-08-11 - Gareth Paul Henderson ceased 2022-02-03
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-10-09 - Direct Card Solutions Holdings Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2021-10-07 - Direct Card Solutions Limited ceased 2018-10-09
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-09-03
Group
- Direct Card Solutions Limited
is controlled by Julie Dawn Howard
Evidence
active 50-75% shares · notified 2025-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Julie Dawn Howard.
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.
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
- Julie Dawn Howard Director · appointed 2024
- Victoria Suzanne Oakley Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Victoria Suzanne Oakley Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Victoria Suzanne Oakley Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Julie Dawn Howard Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- James Alexander Howard Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2025
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
- 08484768
- 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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