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Close Thornton LLP

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

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Previous officers 9

  1. Kirsty Linden 2023-2023 Llp-designated-member View profile
  2. Andrew William Price 2023-2025 Llp-designated-member View profile
  3. Mathew Brian Haynes 2023-2025 Llp-designated-member View profile
  4. Robert Jon Steer 2020-2023 Llp-member View profile
  5. Jeremiah Donal Dermot Winters 2017-2019 Llp-member View profile
  6. David Hogg 2009-2016 Llp-member View profile
  7. Malcolm Aran Woolfe 2009-2013 Llp-member View profile
  8. Shaun Kevin Burke 2009-2020 Llp-designated-member View profile
  9. Christopher Ronald Wiper 2009-2017 Llp-designated-member View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/02/2009

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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.

  • Simon Brodie Bass
    25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2023-06-01
  • Giles Duncan Ward
    25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2023-06-01
  • Shaun Kevin Burke ceased 2017-05-01
    50-75% voting (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Christopher Ronald Wiper ceased 2017-03-31
    25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Iain Robson ceased 2017-05-01
    25-50% voting (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Shaun Kevin Burke ceased 2020-07-31
    voting rights 50 to 75 percent as firm (LLP), right to share surplus assets 50 to 75 percent as firm (LLP) · notified 2017-05-01
  • Iain Robson ceased 2023-06-01
    25-50% voting (LLP) · notified 2017-05-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Susan Rowena Alexander ceased 2023-06-01
    25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2021-02-01

Group

  1. Close Thornton LLP is controlled by Simon Brodie Bass
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2023-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Brodie Bass.

3 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 designated members only, past designated members excluded.

5 designated members on the board

7.2y median 3.1y
average tenure
17.3y
longest tenure

Designated members past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio designated members

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity
2
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these designated members govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Property 3Finance 2Arts and leisure 1Manufacturing 1Professional services 1

The sectors these designated members 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
OC343055
Status
Active
Type
Limited Liability Partnership
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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