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Cafeform Limited

Cafeform Limited is an active UK company (number SC280456), incorporated 2005, with 3 current directors including Lee Shanks and Tatsuya Minagawa. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Tatsuya Minagawa 2005-2009 Director View profile
  2. Duncan Edward John Elphick 2005-2015 Director View profile
  3. James Fraser 2005-2005 Director View profile
  4. Bryan Angus Keenan 2005-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/02/2005

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Innes Gordon Macpherson
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-01
  • Tatsuya Minagawa
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2021-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Tatsuya Minagawa ceased 2019-03-11
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Cafeform Limited is controlled by Innes Gordon Macpherson
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Innes Gordon Macpherson.

2 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.

3 directors on the board

13.6y median 11.5y
average tenure
21.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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.

Utilities 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

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
SC280456
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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