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YOU. Smart. Thing. Limited

YOU. Smart. Thing. Limited is an active UK company (number 09329352), incorporated 2014, with 2 current directors, Andrew James Steele and Christopher Thompson. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Simon Jonathan Grieve 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Denys Christopher Shortt 2014-2020 Director View profile
  3. Andrew William Butt 2014-2020 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £1,642,000 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.

  • TfGM Journey Planning Tool Buyer: Transport For Greater Manchester £1,642,000 2026-04-17 CPV 48100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    TfGM required a cloud based solution to meet its journey planning needs. TfGM has sourced a single supplier by undertaking a Direct Award under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud Framework Agreement. TfGM offer a journey planning…

About

Incorporated
26/11/2014

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. YOU. Smart. Thing. Limited is controlled by YST Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-02-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. YST Holdings Limited is controlled by Christopher Thompson
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-01-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Thompson.

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 · £376,749 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 · £376,749 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £317,2442021-08-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £59,5052020-10-01
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

9.3y median 9.3y
average tenure
11.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Finance 2Manufacturing 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
09329352
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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