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The Language Shop Limited

The Language Shop Limited is an active UK company (number 08882661), incorporated 2014, with 4 current directors including Nurun Nehar and Joven Carlo Carino. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Shafiqur Rahman 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Samuel Richard Lingard 2015-2026 Director View profile
  3. Aprile Doreen Harman 2014-2026 Director View profile
  4. Lester Thompson Hudson 2014-2015 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £12,900,000 total

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.

  • Language Services Lot 4: Quality and Assurance Buyer: Ministry of Justice £12,900,000 2026-01-19 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The provision of Quality and Assurance of all Language Services contracts. This provision enables assurance in process and quality for the other Language Services Lots. Additional information: This contract has 3 years optional extensi…

About

Incorporated
07/02/2014

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. The Language Shop Limited is controlled by The Language Shop Trustee Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The Language Shop Trustee Limited is controlled by Jaimin Patel
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jaimin Patel.

2 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
£697,408
Total assets
£697,408
Cash
£564,047
Employees
49
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-03-31Not reported£697,408
2025-03-31Not reported£697,408

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

8y median 8.9y
average tenure
12.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Education 2Other services 1Professional services 1Property 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
08882661
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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