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SMH Management Services Limited

Management consultancy activities other than financial management

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Stephen James Fern 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Barry John Robinson 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Richard Weston Hill 2024-2024 Director View profile
  4. William Joseph Skinner 2024-2024 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Incorporated
04/09/2024
Registered office
Sheffield
Previous names
Zinc Bidco Limited (until 06/01/2025)
Hamsard 3787 Limited (until 10/10/2024)

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. SMH Management Services Limited is controlled by SMH Management Services 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. SMH Management Services 2 Limited is controlled by SMH Management Services 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. SMH Management Services 1 Limited is controlled by SMH Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. SMH Topco Limited is controlled by Phoenix Equity Partners Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2024-10-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Phoenix Equity Partners Group Limited is controlled by David Burns
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2025-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Burns.

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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

1.6y median 1.6y
average tenure
1.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Professional services 24Dormant 4Finance 4Business services 1Property 1Tech and media 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
15934960
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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