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Smartsearch International Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Guy Edward Harrison 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Claire Helen Elcock 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Michael Andrew Holmes 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. John Kenneth Dobson 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Martin Cheek 2019-2024 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/06/2019

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • John Kenneth Dobson ceased 2019-08-12
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-06-14
  • Martin Cheek ceased 2019-08-12
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-06-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Smartcredit Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-08-12

Group

  1. Smartsearch International Limited is controlled by John Kenneth Dobson
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-06-14, ceased 2019-08-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Kenneth Dobson.

4 other companies in this group

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

2y median 2.2y
average tenure
2.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 10Business services 3Tech and media 2Professional services 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
12050568
Status
Active - Proposal to Strike off
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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