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Limetools Limited

Limetools Limited is an active UK company (number 08516058), incorporated 2013, with 2 current directors, Susan Louise James and John Dale. 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

  1. Dr Samantha Jane Leahy-Harland 2018-2019 Director View profile
  2. Steven Neal 2015-2018 Director View profile
  3. Paul Julian Fitzgerald Ormerod 2013-2024 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/05/2013

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.

  • John Dale
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-05-03 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Susan Louise James
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-05-03 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Steven Neal ceased 2024-10-22
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-05-03 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Limetools Limited is controlled by John Dale
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2017-05-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Dale.

1 other company 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
£202,905
Total assets
£322,106
Cash
£84,555
Employees
5
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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 · £47,700 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 · £47,700

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £47,7002020-06-01
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.

2 directors on the board

12.1y median 12.1y
average tenure
13.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 2Property 1

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
08516058
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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