Company · Altrincham

KEY Forensic Services Limited

Technical testing and analysis

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

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Phillip Robert Millward 2019-2026 Director View profile
Nigel Brian Withey 2018-2022 Director View profile
Kevin Gerald Murphy 2018-2026 Director View profile
Brian David Thomas 2018-2023 Director View profile
Paul David Hackett 2018-2022 Director View profile
Stephen James Scott 2018-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £19,021,275 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

PROVISION OF PHYSICAL FORENSIC SERVICES UNDER THE BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL DYNAMIC PURCHASING SYSTEM CALL-OFF CONTRACT Buyer: Thames Valley Police £19,021,275 2026-03-31 CPV 75241100 Source: Contracts Finder
Award notification only. Provision of physical forensic services.
Section 5a Forensic Drug Driving Toxicology Casework Analysis Services Buyer: Scottish Police Authority Value not published Date not published CPV 71900000 Source: Find a Tender
Provision of Section 5a Forensic Drug Driving Toxicology Casework Analysis Services
Provision of Physical Forensic Services for North Wales Police Buyer: Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police Value not published Date not published CPV 75241100 Source: Find a Tender
The aim of the Physical Forensic Services DPS is to deliver a collaborative approach to the next generation of forensics contracts for physical forensics services, providing a nationally standardised specification and terms & conditions to …

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About

What it does: Technical testing and analysis
Incorporated: 08/02/2018
Registered office: Altrincham
Previous names: Beyondnewco102 Limited (until 22/03/2018)

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.

Corpacq Finance Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% shares (firm), appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2018-02-08

Group

KEY Forensic Services Limited is controlled by Corpacq Finance Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% shares (firm), appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2018-02-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
Corpacq Finance Limited is controlled by Corpacq Limited
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active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Corpacq Limited is controlled by Corpacq Midco Limited
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active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-03-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Corpacq Midco Limited is controlled by Corpacq Holdings Limited
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active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-11-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
Corpacq Holdings Limited is controlled by Orange UK Holdings Limited
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ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-10-20, ceased 2025-02-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Orange UK Holdings Limited.

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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

Desmond Paul Vanhinsbergh Director · appointed 2018
Jonathan Andrew Callaghan Director · appointed 2026
Stephen Anthony Harrington Director · appointed 2023

3.9y median 3.3y

average tenure

8.4y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Desmond Paul Vanhinsbergh Director · appointed 2018

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Desmond Paul Vanhinsbergh Director · appointed 2018
Stephen Anthony Harrington Director · appointed 2023

Portfolio (1)

Jonathan Andrew Callaghan Director · appointed 2026

also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Phillip Robert Millward Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
Kevin Gerald Murphy Director · appointed 2018 · 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.

Construction 1Utilities 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.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 11194776
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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