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Arete Bidco Limited

Arete Bidco Limited is an active UK company (number 16889179), incorporated 2025, with 4 current directors including Lawrence Hickey and Christopher Gwyn Michael. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 1

  1. Kush Patel 2025-2025 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/12/2025

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Arete Bidco Limited is controlled by Arete Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Arete Midco Limited is controlled by Arete Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Arete Topco Limited is controlled by Christopher Gwyn Michael
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2025-12-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Gwyn Michael.

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.

4 directors on the board

0.8y median 0.8y
average tenure
0.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Kush Patel Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2025

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 19Property 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
16889179
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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