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Gale Bidco Limited

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

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Previous officers 11

  1. Simon Benjamin Braham 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Bridges Fund Management Limited 2022-2025 Corporate-director View profile
  3. John Joseph Leahy 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. John Leslie Crichton 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Jonathan Charles Andrew 2021-2022 Director View profile
  6. Thomas Ashmore Redpath 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Daniel Rhys Knight 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. David Stuart Fletcher 2019-2025 Director View profile
  9. Bartosz Jerzy Tutorski 2019-2020 Director View profile
  10. Andrew John Allman 2019-2020 Director View profile
  11. Stephen James Wilcockson 2020-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/06/2019

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

Group

  1. Gale Bidco Limited is controlled by Blade Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-05-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Blade Bidco Limited is controlled by Blade Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Blade Topco Limited is controlled by Certek Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Certek Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Certek Group Midco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-07-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Certek Group Midco 2 Limited is controlled by Certek Group Midco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-07-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Certek Group Midco 1 Limited is controlled by Certek Group Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-07-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Certek Group Holdco Limited is controlled by David George Harrison
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David George Harrison.

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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.

1 directors on the board

1.2y median 1.2y
average tenure
1.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Finance 32Professional services 21Manufacturing 3Business services 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
12047374
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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