Sunderland Smartzone Limited
Company 09907836 Active
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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.
6 directors on the board
- Benjamin Thomas Gilligan Director · appointed 2026
- Steven Walker Director · appointed 2016
- Richard Paul Mcgowan Director · appointed 2022
- David John Parker Director · appointed 2017
- Richard James Hoare Director · appointed 2026
- Daniel John Laird Director · appointed 2026
4.1y median 2.4y
average tenure
9.7y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Steven Walker Director · appointed 2016
- David John Parker Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (6)
- Benjamin Thomas Gilligan Director · appointed 2026
- Steven Walker Director · appointed 2016
- Richard Paul Mcgowan Director · appointed 2022
- David John Parker Director · appointed 2017
- Richard James Hoare Director · appointed 2026
- Daniel John Laird Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Nigel Paul Featham Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Benjamin Maxfield Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Kimberley Jayne Cain Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
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.
Transport 36Other services 3Professional services 3Business services 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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Newcastle Smartzone Limited 6 shared directors
- North Tyneside Smartzone Limited 6 shared directors
- Tees Valley Smartzone Limited 6 shared directors
- Durham City Smartzone Limited 5 shared directors
- Network Ticketing Limited 4 shared directors
- South Tyneside Smartzone Limited 4 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 09907836 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 08/12/2015 |
| Address | KEPIER HOUSE, BELMONT BUSINESS PARK, DURHAM, DH1 1TW |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
49390 - Other passenger land transport
Owned by (3) 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.
- Arriva Durham County Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Busways Travel Services Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - GO North East Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (19)
- Richard James Hoare Director · appointed 2026
- Benjamin Thomas Gilligan Director · appointed 2026
- Daniel John Laird Director · appointed 2026
- Richard Paul Mcgowan Director · appointed 2022
- David John Parker Director · appointed 2017
- Steven Walker Director · appointed 2016
Show 13 former officers
- Benjamin Maxfield Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Nigel Paul Featham Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Kimberley Jayne Cain Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Martijn Lee Gilbert Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2022
- Gavin Peace Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2022
- Stephen King Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2022
- Alexander Paul Edwards Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2019
- Nicholas Robert Knox Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2020
- Paul De Santis Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2019
- Philip Howard Medlicott Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2016
- Robin Francis Knight Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
- Andrew Peter Tyldsley Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2019
- George Colin Mcpherson Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
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