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Bespoke Detection Services Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Tony Watts 2013-2013 Director View profile
  2. Ian Barry Dearing 2013-2021 Secretary View profile
  3. Mandy Blyde 2013-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/08/2013

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.

  • Ian Barry Dearing ceased 2021-05-28
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01
  • Mandy Blyde ceased 2021-09-16
    25-50% shares · notified 2021-05-28
  • Kevin John Blyde ceased 2021-09-16
    25-50% shares · notified 2021-05-28
  • BDS Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-09-16

Group

  1. Bespoke Detection Services Limited is controlled by Ian Barry Dearing
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2021-05-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Barry Dearing.

6 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
£8,121,386
Total assets
£8,225,848
Cash
£2,865,722
Employees
44
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. 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.

7 directors on the board

6.2y median 4y
average tenure
12.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Construction 31Business services 23Professional services 14Finance 10Manufacturing 10Dormant 4Other services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08639205
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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