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Business Launch Centre LTD

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 12

  1. Kumaraguruparan Govindasamy 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Dean John Baker 2017-2023 Director View profile
  3. Melvyn Ewell 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Adrian James Cooper 2016-2022 Director View profile
  5. Anthony John Hawken 2015-2016 Director View profile
  6. Andrew John Nicholas Mayfield 2015-2017 Director View profile
  7. Dr James Hay Wilkie 2015-2020 Director View profile
  8. James Alexander Stephenson 2015-2016 Director View profile
  9. Dr Clive Hickman 2014-2023 Director View profile
  10. Faye Plummer 2019-2023 Secretary View profile
  11. Emma Boyce 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  12. Bruce John Siddorn 2015-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/09/2014

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. Business Launch Centre LTD is controlled by The Manufacturing Technology Centre Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The Manufacturing Technology Centre Limited is controlled by The University of Birmingham
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The University of Birmingham.

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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.

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

2.9y median 2.9y
average tenure
3.1y
longest tenure
0
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.

Dormant 2Professional services 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
09203993
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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