Company
Albatross Bidco Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Toby Ralph Seymour Denne 2020-2024 View profile
- Matiul Islam Taiyeb 2020-2022 View profile
- Clive Robert Richardson 2020-2023 View profile
- Nicholas William Whitehouse 2020-2024 View profile
- David Richard Bartlett 2020-2024 View profile
- Chris Sellers 2019-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 14/08/2019
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.
- Albatross Midco Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-01-22 - Inhoco Formations Limited ceased 2020-01-22
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-08-14
Group
- Albatross Bidco Limited
is controlled by Albatross Midco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register - Albatross Midco Limited
is controlled by Albatross Topco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register - Albatross Topco Limited
is controlled by Literacy Capital PLC
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register - Literacy Capital PLC
is controlled by Richard James Pindar
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2020-01-24, ceased 2020-01-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard James Pindar.
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- Literacy Capital PLC
- OFJ Spring Bidco Limited
- 08103997
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- Literacy Capital Foundation
- Bookmark Reading Charity
- OFJ Stevenage LTD
- Vista Topco Limited
- OFJ Midlands LTD
- RED SKY Food Midco Limited
- Kelly Topco Limited
- RED Kangaroo (Reading) LTD
- 12079289
- Leisure Television Rights Limited
- 12075267
- Huron Midco Limited
- 14002587
- Kelly Midco Limited
- Amplify5 Bidco Limited
- OFJ South LTD
- RED Kangaroo Limited
- Trinitatum LTD
- Kelly Bidco Limited
- Bookmark Reading Trading Limited
- Ninja Leisure UK Bristol Cribbs LTD
- Orion II Bidco Limited
- OFJ North LTD
- Orion II Midco Limited
- LTR Germany Limited
- RED SKY Food Group Limited
- RED Kangaroo (Coventry) LTD
- OFJ London Limited
- 10825733
- Leisure Sport Creation Limited
- RCI Group 2024 Limited
- Huron Bidco Limited
- Amplify5 Midco Limited
- Ninja Leisure UK Walsall LTD
- Ninja Leisure UK Newcastle Limited
- 15776099
- Orion II Topco Limited
- Bright Ventures Education Group Limited
- Amplify5 Topco Limited
- The Chase Experience UK Manchester Limited
- OFJ Topco LTD
- OFJ Spring Topco Limited
- Albatross Topco Limited
- Albatross Midco Limited
- Book Asset Management LLP
- Lillie SPV 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- -£20,131
- Total assets
- £5,909,250
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Small company accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | Not reported | -£20,131 |
| 2025-11-30 | Not reported | -£20,131 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
2 directors on the board
- Mark Smith Director · appointed 2021
- Chris Hampton Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Chris Hampton Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Mark Smith Director · appointed 2021
- Chris Hampton Director · appointed 2020
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
- 12155263
- 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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