Skip to content
Governance Register

Company

Search Consultancy Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

Network

The large node is Search Consultancy Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Deborah Jane Caswell 2017-2020 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Thomas Edge 2017-2017 Director View profile
  3. Stuart John Macfarlane Dick 2010-2024 Director View profile
  4. Grahame Charles Harold Caswell 2000-2019 Director View profile
  5. Graham Robertson Sharpe 2000-2017 Director View profile
  6. Bryan Adrian Falconer Burn 2000-2006 Director View profile
  7. David Moffat 1992-1995 Director View profile
  8. Colin James Blair 2000 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Macdonald Pert 2000 Director View profile
  10. Gerald Francis Mcgrath 2008-2011 Secretary View profile
  11. Christopher Patrick Charles Mason 2000-2007 Secretary View profile
  12. Kai Donna Mccabe 1999-2007 Secretary View profile
  13. Secretar Securities Limited 2000 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

Public contracts won

11 contracts · £733,593 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.

  • IT Project Manager Buyer: MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency £100,800 2026-07-29 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Programme Manager within IT Delivery. This contract was let under Crown Commercial Service's Non Clinical Staffing Framework, RM6277 following the direct award process.

  • IT Technical Architect Buyer: MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency £95,830 2026-05-05 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Lead Technical Architect to provide architectural leadership, technical assurance, and delivery governance for a period of 6 months.

  • IT Business Analyst Buyer: MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency £37,800 2026-03-25 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Business Analyst role managed by Head of IT Delivery Management.

  • Tech Project Manager Nav Tex Buyer: MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency £50,400 2026-02-02 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Extension of Programme Manager for 3 months to support the Blue Light projects

  • IT Technical Architect Buyer: MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency £69,164 2025-11-28 CPV 79600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Architectural resource to assist with the Aberdeen Data Centre (DC) move. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business and technical requirements and identify potential solutions. Develop and maintain solution architectu…

  • Case Officer Recruitment PADPCS Buyer: INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE £184,000 2025-11-07 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Temporary Staff

  • IT Business Analyst Buyer: MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency £61,200 2025-10-31 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Business Analyst role

  • Temporary Staff Buyer: INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE £108,000 2025-10-22 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Temporary staff

  • Contingent Labour & Interim Resources Buyer: FCO SERVICES £26,400 2014-07-01 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Call Off from FCO Services Temporary Staff Framework - http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&lang=en&noticeid=472186&fs=true Additional information: N/A

  • Project Manager - Estates Buyer: Maritime and Coastguard Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Contingent Labour - Interim support for the delivery of the property projects.

  • Temporary Hospitality, Catering and Events Staff for ACE Buyer: University Of Edinburgh Value not published Date not published CPV 79620000 Source: Find a Tender

    The University's Accommodation, Catering and Events (ACE) service operates a range of essential catering facilities that support students, staff, visitors and commercial activities across the University. To ensure continuity of these critic…

    Framework

About

Incorporated
13/07/1987

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. Search Consultancy Limited is controlled by Search Consultancy Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Search Consultancy Group Limited is controlled by Grahame Charles Harold Caswell
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-05-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Grahame Charles Harold Caswell.

10 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.

Grants received

3 grants · £237,831 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £221,331 (2 grants)
  • Department for Education · £16,500

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £13,5532021-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £207,7782021-04-01
  • Department for Education £16,5002020-04-01
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.

1 directors on the board

6.8y median 6.8y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Business services 8Professional services 3Retail and trade 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC105640
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data