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ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED
Company number 02233595 · Private Limited Company · Active. Its ownership runs 1 layer up, from its confirmation statements at Companies House.
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ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED's ownership structure
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Company facts
- Company number
- 02233595
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 22 March 1988
- Registered office
- Kempston, Bedfordshire
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Business
- Non-specialised wholesale trade; Other information technology service activities
- Latest accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Shareholder layers
- 1
Company details from the Companies House register of 1 September 2026.
At a glance
ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED's ownership
- Its latest confirmation statement with a shareholder list (5 August 2025) lists 4 shareholders: 1 company and 3 other shareholders, such as people.
From confirmation statements filed at Companies House up to 19 June 2026. Shareholdings can change at any time: check the current position live before relying on it.
Shareholders · 1 layer
Who owns ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED
ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED's shareholders as listed in its latest confirmation statement, then the shareholders of each shareholder that is a UK company, layer by layer.
Every shareholder, layer by layer (4)
Layer 1
Shareholders of ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED · statement of 5 August 2025
| Shareholder | Stake | Shares | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.H. VILLERS | 44% | 44 | ORDINARY |
| S.T. BALL | 44% | 44 | ORDINARY |
| M. BEST | 7% | 7 | ORDINARY |
| Masked · in the company report | — | — | — |
People with significant control · 2 current
Who controls ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED
ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED's people with significant control as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 2 current and 1 former. They are the people and companies that hold more than 25% of its shares or voting rights, or otherwise control it.
Current (2)
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Thomas Ball | Shares: more than 25% but not more than 50% | 30 June 2025 | Person · British · resident in United Kingdom |
| Mr Michael Henry Villers | Shares: more than 25% but not more than 50% | 6 April 2016 | Person · British · resident in England |
Former (1)
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Graham Ball | Shares: more than 25% but not more than 50% | 6 April 2016 | 30 June 2025 |
Officers · 3 current
Who runs ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED
ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED's directors and secretaries as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 3 current and 7 former.
Current officers (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Nationality | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HONEYCROFT SERVICES LTD | Corporate secretary | 1 April 2008 | — | — |
| BALL, Stephen Thomas | Director | 30 March 1995 | British | United Kingdom |
| VILLERS, Michael Henry | Director | before 22 September 1991 | British | England |
Former officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEST, Maureen | Secretary | 8 September 1993 | 1 April 2008 |
| VILLERS, Michael Henry | Secretary | before 22 September 1991 | 8 September 1993 |
| BALL, Graham Cyril Thomas | Director | 30 March 1995 | 22 December 2012 |
| MAISEY, David Stuart | Director | before 22 September 1991 | 8 September 1993 |
| MAISEY, Glenn Stuart | Director | 29 November 1994 | 14 February 1995 |
| MAISEY, Janet Marjorie | Director | 1 February 1994 | 14 February 1995 |
| ROSUM, Michael Thomas | Director | 1 August 2014 | 17 November 2017 |
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How this chart is built
Every UK company files a confirmation statement with Companies House at least once a year, and private companies list their shareholders in it. The chart takes each company's latest statement with a shareholder list and follows every shareholder that is itself a UK company to that company's own statement, layer by layer. Holdings work the other way: every company whose latest statement lists the company as a shareholder, then the companies those hold.
A stake is the share of the company's issued shares, weighted by nominal value where the statement gives it. Each statement shows the position on its own date. Shareholders are matched to UK companies by their registered names, so a holder can occasionally be matched to the wrong company or not matched at all.
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