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Benchmark Capital Limited

Activities of financial services holding companies

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

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Previous officers 13

  1. Douglas Neil Abbott 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Gillian Margaret Hepburn 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. David Jason White 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Jo French 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Roger Duncan Goodchild 2019-2023 Director View profile
  6. Philip Robert Middleton 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. James Conrad Ian Rainbow 2018-2024 Director View profile
  8. Guy Henriques 2018-2019 Director View profile
  9. Peter Harrison 2016-2021 Director View profile
  10. Andrew John Shirley Ross 2016-2018 Director View profile
  11. Robin Edward Stoakley 2016-2020 Director View profile
  12. Keith Samuel Hare 2016-2020 Director View profile
  13. James John Lasenby 2016-2020 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of financial services holding companies; Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Incorporated
26/01/2015
Registered office
Horsham
Previous names
Sussex House Capital Limited (until 22/10/2015)

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 Robert Cooke ceased 2017-01-12
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Schroder Administration Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-04-24
  • Schroders PLC ceased 2017-04-24
    50-75% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-12-15
  • Family Capital Limited ceased 2021-03-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-01-12

Group

  1. Benchmark Capital Limited is controlled by Ian Robert Cooke
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-01-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Robert Cooke.

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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.

5 directors on the board

6.2y median 4.4y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

1
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 51Professional services 5Business services 3Tech and media 3

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
09404621
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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