Company · Ipswich
Vertas (Ipswich) Limited
Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Joanne Lardent 2016-2019 View profile
- Marcus Stanley Yarham 2016-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar); Other passenger land transport; Combined facilities support activities; Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 03/03/2016
- Registered office
- Ipswich
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.
- Vertas Group Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Vertas (Ipswich) Limited
is controlled by Vertas Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Vertas Group Limited
is controlled by Suffolk Group Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Suffolk Group Holdings Limited.
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- Suffolk Group Holdings Limited
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.
4 directors on the board
- Keith Paul Buet Director · appointed 2018
- Katherine Jane Innes Director · appointed 2022
- Ian Surtees Director · appointed 2016
- Jamie Alexander Smith Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Keith Paul Buet Director · appointed 2018
- Ian Surtees Director · appointed 2016
- Jamie Alexander Smith Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Keith Paul Buet Director · appointed 2018
- Katherine Jane Innes Director · appointed 2022
- Ian Surtees Director · appointed 2016
- Jamie Alexander Smith Director · appointed 2020
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.
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
- 10040474
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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