Company · Richmond
Optara Limited
Optara Limited is an active UK company (number 14860258), incorporated 2023, with 1 current director, Smartco Consulting. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Information technology consultancy activities
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Mark Patrick Bishop 2023-2026 View profile
- Catherine Anne Bishop 2023-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Information technology consultancy activities; Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- Incorporated
- 10/05/2023
- Registered office
- Richmond
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.
- Mark Patrick Bishop ceased 2025-06-17
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-05-10 - Catherine Anne Bishop ceased 2025-06-17
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-05-10 - Smart CO Consulting Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2025-06-17
Group
- Optara Limited
is controlled by Mark Patrick Bishop
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-05-10, ceased 2025-06-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Mark Patrick Bishop.
1 other company 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £54,088
- Cash
- £126,718
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | Not reported | £54,088 |
| 2025-05-31 | Not reported | £60,269 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-02-12. 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.
Left in the last 12 months
- Mark Patrick Bishop Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- Every seat is held by a company, not a named person
Where to look Suggested search: a human director; every current seat is held by a body corporate.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 14860258
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 12/11/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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