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Doran Consulting Limited

Doran Consulting Limited is an active UK company (number NI055181), incorporated 2005, with 3 current directors including Paul Geoffrey Keown and Michael William Nelson. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Lynda Anne Martin 2017-2026 Director View profile
  2. Marco Forte 2012-2023 Director View profile
  3. Ian Robert Long 2005-2024 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Elliott Lockwood 2005-2011 Director View profile
  5. David Peter Walker 2005-2017 Director View profile
  6. Colin Thomas Maxwell 2005-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts · £41,094 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • CA16991 - ITT 27/2025 - ICT Appointment for Castlewellan FP Tree Tops Access Linkages Buyer: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) £41,094 2026-03-10 CPV 71000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Newry, Mourne & Down District Council wishes to appoint the expertise of a suitably qualified Integrated Consultancy Team under the NEC Professional Services - Short Contract, to provide comprehensive design and project services for this pr…

  • CA16741 - (BCC Regeneration Framework LOT 1 Mini Competition) - APPOINTMENT OF ICT FOR KILKEEL LOWER SQUARE & RIVER WALK EI SCHEME Buyer: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) £0 2026-02-23 CPV 71313000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Newry, Mourne and Down District Council invites tenders to provide the service for an Integrated Consultancy Team (ICT) to design and manage the delivery of the Kilkeel Lower Square & River Walk Environmental Improvement (EI) Scheme. To …

  • Regeneration Framework Buyer: Belfast City Council Value not published Date not published CPV 71530000 Source: Find a Tender

    The Council wishes to inform the market of an impending procurement process for a new Regeneration Framework Agreement (“the Framework”) for professional advisory services, which will be used by the Council to engage the professional advice…

    Framework
  • Ballyclare RFC Multi Facility Fund Project Buyer: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council on behalf of Ballyclare Rugby Football Club Value not published Date not published CPV 71420000 Source: Find a Tender

    The creation of a multi-facility sports hub at The Cloughan, Doagh Road, Ballyclare. This includes: -The construction of a 3G multi-sports pitch with perimeter fence and floodlights; -construction of an artificial hockey pitch (on an existi…

About

Incorporated
13/05/2005

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.

  • Ian Robert Long ceased 2023-04-12
    50-75% shares · notified 2017-04-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • DCL Holdings (N.I.) LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-04-12

Group

  1. Doran Consulting Limited is controlled by Ian Robert Long
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2017-04-07, ceased 2023-04-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Robert Long.

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.

3 directors on the board

9.3y median 9.3y
average tenure
9.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 9

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
NI055181
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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