Local Economic Development Company (Ledcom) Limited
Company NI018438 Active
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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.
10 directors on the board
- Apsley, Norman, Dr Director · appointed 2017
- John Leslie Shannon Director · appointed 1985
- Hazel Ruth Bell Director · appointed 2016
- Eleanor Mccann Director · appointed 2011
- David William John Mcclean Director · appointed 1985
- Mcilroy, James William, Dr Director · appointed 2017
- Mervyn Robert Watley Director · appointed 2020
- Maureen Elizabeth Stewart Director · appointed 2012
- John Esler Somerville Director · appointed 1985
- Robert Graham Lapsley Director · appointed 2025
18.6y median 11.6y
average tenure
41.2y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Apsley, Norman, Dr Director · appointed 2017
- John Leslie Shannon Director · appointed 1985
- Hazel Ruth Bell Director · appointed 2016
- Eleanor Mccann Director · appointed 2011
- David William John Mcclean Director · appointed 1985
- Mcilroy, James William, Dr Director · appointed 2017
- Mervyn Robert Watley Director · appointed 2020
- Maureen Elizabeth Stewart Director · appointed 2012
- John Esler Somerville Director · appointed 1985
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- John Leslie Shannon Director · appointed 1985
- Mcilroy, James William, Dr Director · appointed 2017
- John Esler Somerville Director · appointed 1985
Portfolio (7)
- Apsley, Norman, Dr Director · appointed 2017
- Hazel Ruth Bell Director · appointed 2016
- Eleanor Mccann Director · appointed 2011
- David William John Mcclean Director · appointed 1985
- Mervyn Robert Watley Director · appointed 2020
- Maureen Elizabeth Stewart Director · appointed 2012
- Robert Graham Lapsley Director · appointed 2025
0
also govern a charity
1
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.
Business services 3Tech and media 3Manufacturing 2Professional services 2Education 1Other services 1Retail and trade 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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Heritage Experience LTD 3 shared directors
- Business-LED (Northern Ireland) LTD 2 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- WFB Baird Europe 1 shared director
- Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations. - the 1 shared director
- Springboard Opportunities Limited 1 shared director
- Iris Colour Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | NI018438 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) |
| Incorporated | 09/05/1985 |
| Address | WILLOWBANK BUSINESS PARK WILLOWBANK ROAD, MILLBROOK, LARNE, BT40 2SF |
| Accounts next due | 30/06/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/09/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
68202 - Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Officers (23)
- Robert Graham Lapsley Director · appointed 2025
- Mervyn Robert Watley Director · appointed 2020
- Apsley, Norman, Dr Director · appointed 2017
- Mcilroy, James William, Dr Director · appointed 2017
- Hazel Ruth Bell Director · appointed 2016
- Maureen Elizabeth Stewart Director · appointed 2012
- Eleanor Mccann Director · appointed 2011
- John Leslie Shannon Director · appointed 1985
- David William John Mcclean Director · appointed 1985
- Kenneth John Nelson Secretary · appointed 1985
- John Esler Somerville Director · appointed 1985
Show 12 former officers
- Philip Norman Mccall Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2017
- Henry Gordon Fletcher Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2025
- Olive Paula Hill Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2009
- Donald Peter Eastop Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2007
- Liam Gerrard Kelly Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2020
- George King Thompson Director · appointed 1985 · resigned 2012
- Arthur Thomas Henderson Director · appointed 1985 · resigned 2021
- Beggs, John Robert, Alderman Director · appointed 1985 · resigned 2021
- Desmond Mcgavock Blair Director · appointed 1985 · resigned 2011
- John Desmond Nixon Director · appointed 1985 · resigned 2015
- Thomas Strahan Boyle Director · appointed 1985 · resigned 2012
- James Gibson Boyle Director · appointed 1985 · resigned 2007
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