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Zudu LTD

Zudu LTD is an active UK company (number SC472737), incorporated 2014, with 2 current directors, Paul Duffy and James Buchan. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 7

  1. David Valentine 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Alexander Sutherland Mckay 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Robert Buchan 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Richard Essex Patrick Messitt 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Lachlan Malone 2014-2018 Director View profile
  6. Mishal Niazi 2018-2022 Secretary View profile
  7. Karen Naysmith 2018-2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts

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.

  • 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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  • Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 Buyer: Crown Commercial Service Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This framework enables public sector organisations to procure suppliers to deliver digital, data, and technology services in line with government policies, standards, and best practices. The scope for this framework contract supports delive…

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About

What it does
Other information technology service activities
Incorporated
18/03/2014
Registered office
Edinburgh
Previous names
Enterprise Solutions Network LTD (until 17/08/2015)

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.

  • James Buchan
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-04-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Richard Messitt ceased 2018-02-28
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-04-10

Group

  1. Zudu LTD is controlled by James Buchan
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Buchan.

3 other companies in this group
  • Epass LTD
  • SC660150 (no longer on the register)
  • SC555626 (no longer on the register)

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.

2 directors on the board

6.6y median 6.6y
average tenure
12.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Professional services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC472737
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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