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HCR Legal LLP

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 43

  1. David Jeffrey Perry 2025-2026 Llp-member View profile
  2. Louise Clare Walker 2022-2022 Llp-member View profile
  3. Rosalind Joy Andrews 2022-2024 Llp-member View profile
  4. Nicholas Jameson Hall 2021-2023 Llp-member View profile
  5. Julian John Hugh Bishop 2021-2022 Llp-member View profile
  6. Simon Niall Forsyth Wain 2021-2022 Llp-member View profile
  7. Simon Geoffrey Biggin 2021-2024 Llp-member View profile
  8. Kamal Chauhan 2020-2022 Llp-member View profile
  9. Zoe Angela Touhey 2020-2024 Llp-member View profile
  10. Clare Elizabeth Hodges 2019-2024 Llp-member View profile
  11. Keith Blizzard 2019-2023 Llp-member View profile
  12. Elaine Fisher 2019-2023 Llp-member View profile
  13. Martin Ross Mcqueen 2019-2022 Llp-member View profile
  14. Nadia Davis 2019-2023 Llp-member View profile
  15. Chloë Victoria Jane Phillips 2019-2020 Llp-member View profile
  16. Daniel Sejas 2019-2023 Llp-member View profile
  17. Nicholas John Hughes 2019-2023 Llp-member View profile
  18. Andrew Martin Breakwell 2018-2022 Llp-member View profile
  19. Charles Andrew Drayson 2018-2020 Llp-member View profile
  20. Robin Dick Koolhoven 2018-2023 Llp-member View profile
  21. Nicolas Guy Groffman 2018-2024 Llp-member View profile
  22. Harriet Prudence Jones 2018-2022 Llp-member View profile
  23. Shirley Elaine Rabbetts 2017-2024 Llp-member View profile
  24. Robert Alexander Cobley 2017-2018 Llp-member View profile
  25. Fiona Jennie Hayles 2017-2022 Llp-member View profile
  26. Dawn Emma Long 2016-2021 Llp-designated-member View profile
  27. Simon Paul Nicholas Gilmour 2016-2018 Llp-member View profile
  28. Richard Charles Morgan 2016-2022 Llp-designated-member View profile
  29. Caroline Jane Harris 2016-2017 Llp-member View profile
  30. Jonathan Richard Whitbread 2016-2020 Llp-designated-member View profile
  31. Robert Nichol Patrick Lynch 2016-2019 Llp-member View profile
  32. Andrew Michael James 2016-2020 Llp-designated-member View profile
  33. Andrew Simon Caldicott 2016-2021 Llp-designated-member View profile
  34. Timothy James Thomas Walker 2016-2017 Llp-member View profile
  35. Derek Stanley Jones 2016-2020 Llp-member View profile
  36. Jonathan Sinclair Brew 2016-2019 Llp-designated-member View profile
  37. Richard Henry Knight 2016-2020 Llp-member View profile
  38. Mark Hartley 2016-2020 Llp-member View profile
  39. Mark Alister Fabian 2016-2019 Llp-member View profile
  40. Jennifer Claire Okafor 2016-2020 Llp-member View profile
  41. Nicholas Hugh Wagstaffe 2016-2018 Llp-member View profile
  42. Kevin Martin Harris James 2013-2022 Llp-member View profile
  43. Michael Stephen Vale 2013-2016 Llp-designated-member View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £2,100,000 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.

  • Legal Services - 2025 Buyer: The University of Hertfordshire £2,100,000 2025-07-03 CPV 79100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The University of Hertfordshire conducted a tender exercise to set up retainers with a range of bidders for the provision of legal services. These retainers will cover the requirements of both the University and its subsidiaries. This is…

  • UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and Services Buyer: AFFINITY WATER LIMITED Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
  • Legal Panel for Public Sector Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This framework is for the provision of legal services for all the public sector, including but not limited to Local and Regional Government, Health, Education, Infrastructure, Emergency Services, Central Government and Third Sector organisa…

    Framework

About

Incorporated
01/03/2013

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.

  • Jonathan Sinclair Brew ceased 2019-11-18
    significant influence (LLP) · notified 2016-12-31
  • Andrew Simon Caldicott ceased 2020-09-01
    significant influence (LLP) · notified 2016-12-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jennifer Claire Okafor ceased 2020-09-01
    significant influence (LLP) · notified 2016-12-31
  • Andrew Michael James ceased 2020-06-05
    significant influence (LLP) · notified 2016-12-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Mark Alister Fabian ceased 2018-09-20
    significant influence (LLP) · notified 2016-12-31
  • Robert Matthew Capper ceased 2020-09-01
    significant influence (LLP) · notified 2016-12-31
  • Jonathan Richard Whitbread ceased 2020-09-01
    significant influence (LLP) · notified 2016-12-31
  • Dawn Emma Long ceased 2020-09-01
    significant influence (LLP) · notified 2016-12-31
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. HCR Legal LLP is controlled by Jonathan Sinclair Brew
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (LLP) · notified 2016-12-31, ceased 2019-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jonathan Sinclair Brew.

9 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 for researchers

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.

2 designated members on the board

10.8y median 10.8y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Designated members past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio designated members

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Professional services 17Dormant 6Business services 5Other services 3Property 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.

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
OC382982
Status
Active
Type
Limited Liability Partnership
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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