Company · Fareham
Hosted Business Limited
Data processing, hosting and related activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Gareth Michael Mcquaid 2021-2024 View profile
- Thomas Cullen 2020-2021 View profile
- Darren Michael Ridge 2017-2026 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Data processing, hosting and related activities
- Incorporated
- 21/03/2017
- Registered office
- Fareham
- Previous names
- Protected Cover Limited (until 03/02/2020)
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.
- Darren Michael Ridge ceased 2021-07-09
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-09-25 - Aaron Maurice Brown ceased 2021-07-08
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-09-25 - Ridown Capital Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-09 - Ridown Group Limited ceased 2020-09-25
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-03-21
Group
- Hosted Business Limited
is controlled by Darren Michael Ridge
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-09-25, ceased 2021-07-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Darren Michael Ridge.
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- Thatcher's Copse Management Company LTD
- Myscore Limited
- TOR Charters LLP
- Ridown Limited
- Great Copse Limited
- Phones4U.COM Mobile Limited
- The Spinney Management Company (Fareham) Limited
- Payoo Technology Limited
- Solo Bidco 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.
3 directors on the board
- Aaron Maurice Brown Director · appointed 2017
- Paul John Greensmith Director · appointed 2026
- Christian James Foxton Craggs Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Aaron Maurice Brown Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Aaron Maurice Brown Director · appointed 2017
- Paul John Greensmith Director · appointed 2026
- Christian James Foxton Craggs Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Darren Michael Ridge Director · appointed 2017 · 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.
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
- 10681571
- 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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