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Company · Londonderry

Modern Democracy Limited

Business and domestic software development

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. James Robert John Andrews 2018-2020 Director View profile
  2. Robert William Mcgowan-Smyth 2018-2022 Director View profile
  3. Paul Moorhead 2016-2017 Director View profile
  4. Carmel Quigg 2014-2018 Director View profile
  5. Robert Gerard Devine 2014-2022 Director View profile
  6. Gerard Joseph Armstrong 2014-2014 Director View profile
  7. Siobhan Donaghy 2014-2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts

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.

  • Provision of Modern Polling Software and Equipment to Support Council Elections Buyer: Wealden District Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Wealden District Council appointed Modern Democracy Ltd to provide with polling software and equipment to support the elections.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

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  • Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 Buyer: Crown Commercial Service Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This framework enables public sector organisations to procure suppliers to deliver digital, data, and technology services in line with government policies, standards, and best practices. The scope for this framework contract supports delive…

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About

What it does
Business and domestic software development
Incorporated
27/03/2014
Registered office
Londonderry
Previous names
Sarcon (NO. 375) Limited (until 31/03/2014)

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. Modern Democracy Limited is controlled by Crescent Capital III GP Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2018-12-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Crescent Capital III GP Limited is controlled by Colin James Walsh
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Colin James Walsh.

15 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

9.5y median 10.8y
average tenure
12.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Property 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
NI623698
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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