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Focal Ventures LTD

Business and domestic software development

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

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David Jonathan Reynolds 2020-2021 Director View profile
Christopher John Dines 2019-2023 Director View profile
Nichole Monteiro 2021-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Business and domestic software development; Information technology consultancy activities; Other information technology service activities
Incorporated: 29/01/2018
Registered office: London
Previous names: Standoak Limited (until 03/05/2018)

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.

11 directors on the board

Matthew Ashleigh Jonathan Gates Director · appointed 2018
Graham Richard Bell Director · appointed 2019
Jeremy Giles Hallsworth Director · appointed 2018
Karl Meier Director · appointed 2021
Benjamin Alan Quiney Director · appointed 2018
Graham John Corfield Director · appointed 2023
Lee Wainwright Director · appointed 2020
Rolf Gert Groenewold Director · appointed 2018
Stephen Thomas Folwell Director · appointed 2023
Thomas Olivier Claridge Director · appointed 2018
Timothy Sebastian Wright Director · appointed 2018

6.7y median 8.2y

average tenure

8.2y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Matthew Ashleigh Jonathan Gates Director · appointed 2018
Graham Richard Bell Director · appointed 2019
Jeremy Giles Hallsworth Director · appointed 2018
Benjamin Alan Quiney Director · appointed 2018
Rolf Gert Groenewold Director · appointed 2018
Thomas Olivier Claridge Director · appointed 2018
Timothy Sebastian Wright Director · appointed 2018

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Lee Wainwright Director · appointed 2020
Rolf Gert Groenewold Director · appointed 2018
Thomas Olivier Claridge Director · appointed 2018
Timothy Sebastian Wright Director · appointed 2018

Portfolio (7)

Matthew Ashleigh Jonathan Gates Director · appointed 2018
Graham Richard Bell Director · appointed 2019
Jeremy Giles Hallsworth Director · appointed 2018
Karl Meier Director · appointed 2021
Benjamin Alan Quiney Director · appointed 2018
Graham John Corfield Director · appointed 2023
Stephen Thomas Folwell Director · appointed 2023

also govern a charity

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.

Property 4Finance 3Tech and media 3Professional services 2Dormant 1Retail and trade 1

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
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Company number: 11176072
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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