Company
Essential Designs (NI) LTD
Essential Designs (NI) LTD is an active UK company (number NI039978), incorporated 2001, with 2 current directors, Karen Patton and Andrew David Neil Patton. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Charlene Downey 2013-2025 View profile
- Gavin Neill 2013-2020 View profile
- Neil Patton 2009-2012 View profile
- Amanda Higgins 2003-2025 View profile
- Seamus Murray 2001-2003 View profile
- Oliver Higgins 2001-2025 View profile
- Rebecca Higgins 2010-2025 View profile
- Felicity Karen Parke 2003-2010 View profile
- Felicity Mckenna 2001-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/01/2001
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.
- Amanda Higgins ceased 2025-12-19
25-50% shares · notified 2017-06-11 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Oliver Higgins ceased 2025-12-19
25-50% shares · notified 2017-06-11 - confirmed: also a director of this company - NKP Holdings (N.I.) LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-19
Group
- Essential Designs (NI) LTD
is controlled by Amanda Higgins
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2017-06-11, ceased 2025-12-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Amanda Higgins.
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.
Grants received
1 grant · £340 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- HM Revenue & Customs · £340
Most recent
- HM Revenue & Customs
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
- Karen Patton Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew David Neil Patton Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Karen Patton Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew David Neil Patton Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- Amanda Higgins Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2025
- Oliver Higgins Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2025
- Charlene Downey Director · appointed 2013 · 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.
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
- NI039978
- 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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