Company
Company Secretaries Limited
Company Secretaries Limited is an active UK company (number 00539913), incorporated 1954, with 2 current directors, John Irvine Phillips and Stephen John Sloat. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Alan Heard 1998-2002 View profile
- Josephine Clark 1991-1998 View profile
- Christopher Charles Stone 2025 View profile
- Mary Therese Duncan 1991 View profile
- Brian Laurance Mortimer Lock 1994 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/10/1954
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.
- Paul Christopher Schonberger
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Stephen John Sloat
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Christopher Charles Stone ceased 2025-10-14
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Company Secretaries Limited
is controlled by Paul Christopher Schonberger
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Paul Christopher Schonberger.
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.
Financials
- Total assets
- £100
- Cash
- £100
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Dormant company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- Stephen John Sloat Director · appointed 1974
- John Irvine Phillips Director · appointed 2005
Directors past 6 years
- Stephen John Sloat Director · appointed 1974
- John Irvine Phillips Director · appointed 2005
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Stephen John Sloat Director · appointed 1974
- John Irvine Phillips Director · appointed 2005
Left in the last 12 months
- Christopher Charles Stone Director · resigned 2025
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
- 00539913
- 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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