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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Benjamin Angless 2015-2022 View profile
- Douglas Scott Macleod 2013-2018 View profile
- Alec Charles Pridsam 2013-2026 View profile
- Nicholas Donald Byfield 2013-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/05/2013
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Alec Charles Pridsam ceased 2018-06-30
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Gary John Mchale ceased 2018-06-30
appoints directors (firm), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Nicholas Donald Byfield ceased 2018-06-30
appoints directors (firm), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - DSA Prospect Audit Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2018-06-30
Group
- DSA Prospect Limited
is controlled by Alec Charles Pridsam
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Alec Charles Pridsam.
3 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
- £1,416,450
- Total assets
- £1,580,530
- Cash
- £874,482
- Employees
- 0.48
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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 · £5,018,469 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 Work and Pensions · £5,018,469 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
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
- Nicholas Philip Longford Director · appointed 2018
- Ashleigh Wood Director · appointed 2022
- Nigel Gordon Benton Director · appointed 2023
- Gary John Mchale Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- Nicholas Philip Longford Director · appointed 2018
- Gary John Mchale Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Nigel Gordon Benton Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Nicholas Philip Longford Director · appointed 2018
- Ashleigh Wood Director · appointed 2022
- Gary John Mchale Director · appointed 2013
Left in the last 12 months
- Alec Charles Pridsam Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 08512145
- 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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