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GP Primary Choice Limited

GP Primary Choice Limited is an active UK company (number 08486936), incorporated 2013, with 4 current directors including Dr Louise Bishop and John Kavanagh. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Clair Carpenter 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Margaret Jane Hanvey 2016-2019 Director View profile
  3. Elizabeth Jane Stovell 2013-2015 Director View profile
  4. Lisa Jane Maddox 2013-2016 Director View profile
  5. Paul Edward Conroy 2013-2016 Director View profile
  6. Dr Andrew Michael Lennard-Jones 2013-2020 Director View profile
  7. Mark Anthony Galloway 2013-2018 Director View profile
  8. Heather Elizabeth Millard 2013-2013 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

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.

  • North East Essex Integrated Community Services Buyer: NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group Value not published Date not published CPV 85100000 Source: Find a Tender

    NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group and Essex County Council (‘the Commissioners’) have sought to commission an integrated community service model that supports the vision and aims of the North East Essex Health and Wellbeing …

About

Incorporated
12/04/2013

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.

  • Ann Read
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Joanne Susan Sunderland
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2019-02-01
  • John Kavanagh
    significant influence · notified 2019-09-02 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Mark Anthony Galloway ceased 2018-10-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Lisa Jane Maddox ceased 2016-09-05
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Margaret Jane Hanvey ceased 2019-06-30
    significant influence · notified 2016-11-15

Group

  1. GP Primary Choice Limited is controlled by Ann Read
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ann Read.

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
£2,320,665
Total assets
£2,320,665
Cash
£4,069,831
Employees
70
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

8.1y median 7.4y
average tenure
12.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08486936
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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