Company Liquidation
Play Consulting Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Esther Maria O’Callaghan 2022-2022 View profile
- Thouraya Walker 2022-2023 View profile
- Michael Alexander Gardiner Whitfield 2018-2022 View profile
- Christopher David Alexander Bruce 2018-2022 View profile
- Daniel Selwyn Atherton 2015-2022 View profile
- Marcus Richard Perry Thornley 2014-2022 View profile
- Michaela Thornley 2014-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/03/2014
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.
- Marcus Richard Perry Thornley ceased 2022-07-13
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Michael Alexander Gardiner Whitfield ceased 2022-10-04
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-07-13 - Christopher David Alexander Bruce ceased 2022-10-04
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-07-13 - Hundo LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-04
Group
- Play Consulting Limited
is controlled by Marcus Richard Perry Thornley
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-07-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Marcus Richard Perry Thornley.
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.
Grants received
2 grants · £366,096 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £366,096 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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
- Piers Edward Hicks Collins Director · appointed 2022
- Scott Garrick Byrne-Fraser Director · appointed 2022
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Piers Edward Hicks Collins Director · appointed 2022
- Scott Garrick Byrne-Fraser Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08951341
- Status
- Liquidation
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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