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Barrier Networks Limited

Barrier Networks Limited is an active UK company (number SC305542), incorporated 2006, with 4 current directors including Jane Elizabeth Lang and Iain Slater. 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 1

  1. Upton Nominee Secretary Limited 2006-2009 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £337,428 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.

  • Opswat CDR Buyer: Intellectual Property Office £292,999 2026-08-24 CPV 48730000 Source: Contracts Finder

    4 instances of Opswat Metadefender to provide enterprise grade file security, malware and CDR (Content Disarm and Reconstruct) protection across our digital services

  • Sheepdip Security software 2026 to 2029 Buyer: Cabinet Office £44,429 2026-03-19 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Licensing for Metadefender security checking software

  • 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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About

Incorporated
17/07/2006

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Fiona Mcgowan
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Ian Lennox Mcgowan
    50-75% shares (firm), 50-75% voting (firm), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-07-01

Group

  1. Barrier Networks Limited is controlled by Fiona Mcgowan
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Fiona Mcgowan.

1 other company 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

1 grant · £29,960 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £29,960

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £29,9602020-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

8.3y median 6.1y
average tenure
20y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

1
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 2

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
SC305542
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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