# Inheritage Legal Services Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [05212491](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05212491)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 23 Aug 2004
- **Registered office:** INHERITAGE UNIT A2, FIRST FLOOR OFFICE, WINDMILL ROAD, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, TN38 9BY
- **Nature of business:** [69109](/sic/69109) Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c.
- **Corporate group:** [Hourglass Topco Limited](/group/3758) (18 companies)


## Previous names

- All Guard Legal Services Limited (until 19 Mar 2007)
- Allguard Legal Services Ltd (until 8 Jul 2026)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | corporate-nominee-secretary | 23 Aug 2004 | 23 Aug 2004 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | corporate-nominee-director | 23 Aug 2004 | 23 Aug 2004 |
| GALE, Sharyn | secretary | 23 Aug 2004 | 10 Apr 2006 |
| KIRKHOPE, John | director | 7 Apr 2005 | 18 May 2010 |
| GALE, Sharyn | director | 10 Apr 2006 | 6 Jul 2011 |
| KIRKHOPE, Lisa Sian | secretary | 10 Apr 2006 | 6 Jul 2011 |
| STOCK, Andrew Martin | director | 1 Aug 2005 | 6 Jul 2011 |
| MCCANN, Brian | director | 23 Aug 2004 | 6 Jul 2011 |
| BARNES, Andrew Howard | director | 6 Jul 2011 | 8 Aug 2012 |
| MOORE, Stephen Norman | director | 30 Jan 2013 | 30 Aug 2013 |
| MCMASTER, David John | director | 6 Jul 2011 | 18 Dec 2013 |
| OLIVER, Martin James | director | 29 Jun 2012 | 19 Dec 2013 |
| SHIPPERLEY, Reginald Stephen | director | 29 Jun 2012 | 1 Nov 2019 |
| LIVESEY, David Christopher | director | 29 Jun 2012 | 18 Feb 2022 |
| COSSON, Jamie Paul | director | 14 Dec 2011 | 18 Feb 2022 |
| PIPER, Christopher David | director | 18 Feb 2022 | 1 Nov 2022 |
| COSSON, Jamie Paul | director | 1 Nov 2022 | 15 Dec 2025 |
| TWIGG, Richard John | director | 7 Apr 2014 | 15 Dec 2025 |
| COSSON, Jamie | secretary | 8 Aug 2012 | 15 Dec 2025 |
| GIDDY, Cecil John Louis | director | 15 Dec 2025 |  |
| HOLROYD, Clinton John | director | 15 Dec 2025 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Just Wills Holdings Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Inheritage Group Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 8 Jul 2026 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2009 | £204,704 | £339,340 |



## Owned by

Inheritage Legal Services Limited → [Inheritage Group Limited](/company/16890437) → [Hourglass Topco Limited](/company/16839123)





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