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Hive Bidco Limited

Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Erik Hammarberg 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Emma Louise Brown 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Anders Fohlin 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Richard Thomas John Muckle 2019-2019 Director View profile
  5. Jonathan Walton Kay 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Patrick Finn 2015-2018 Director View profile
  7. Christopher Smith 2015-2020 Director View profile
  8. Paul Anthony Ellis 2015-2025 Director View profile
  9. Daniel Charles Ball 2015-2020 Director View profile
  10. Mehul Patel 2015-2018 Director View profile
  11. Sian Sadler 2015-2015 Director View profile
  12. Jonathan Kay 2018-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Incorporated
09/10/2015
Registered office
Manchester
Previous names
Shoo 794AA Limited (until 28/10/2015)

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.

  • Hive Topco Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Hive Bidco Limited is controlled by Hive Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Hive Topco Limited is controlled by Mefla UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2019-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mefla UK Limited.

3 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.

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

3.7y median 3.7y
average tenure
6.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
2
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 3Tech and media 2

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
09817365
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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