HGF LIMITED
HGF LIMITED is a private limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 08998652. It was incorporated on 15 April 2014, initially under the name HGF (2014) LIMITED before adopting its current name on 15 May 2014, and is recorded as active on the Companies House register as of 9 September 2026. The company’s registered office is at 4th Floor, 1 City Square, Leeds, LS1 2ES, and Companies House classifies its principal activity under SIC code 69109, activities of patent and copyright agents and other legal activities not elsewhere classified.
According to its official website, HGF LIMITED operates as a firm of intellectual property specialists, bringing together patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, design attorneys, IP solicitors and attorneys-at-law to provide integrated patent, trade mark and wider IP-strategy services. The firm describes itself as supporting more than 3,000 client organisations from 24 offices across seven European countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland. In October 2024, HGF announced that it had secured private equity investment from CBPE to support its growth strategy across people, technology and client services, and to broaden equity participation among its staff. HGF LIMITED’s shares are not admitted to trading on any stock exchange, and no independently verified turnover or employee-count figures specific to the legal entity were identified during research.
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Shareholders
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Shareholders of HGF LIMITED
Company shareholder register data associated with this profile, verified 20 August 2026, records 56 disclosed shareholders in HGF LIMITED, each holding shares in a distinct, individually lettered ordinary share class (for example QB Ordinary, YC Ordinary, SA Ordinary), consistent with a broad employee equity-participation scheme rather than a small group of principal owners. Sampled holdings are small: Martyn John Fish and Lucy Johnson, who also serve as company directors, each hold 200 Ordinary £1.00 shares of their own class (1.5625% of that class), while Jamie Thomson, Daniel Woollaston and Nicholas Manley each hold 75 shares (0.586% of their own class). Separately, Companies House’s persons-with-significant-control register names Project Orion Bidco Limited (company number 15921590) as HGF LIMITED’s controlling party, notified 18 October 2024, holding 75% or more of the company’s shares and voting rights and the right to appoint or remove directors; this replaced a prior statement, filed 15 April 2017, that no registrable person or entity existed. Given the large number of individually held minority share classes, the full shareholder register beyond the sample reviewed here has not been comprehensively checked.
Data availability
Classification: Partial. Companies House’s persons-with-significant-control register verifies HGF LIMITED’s majority corporate shareholder; the company’s own shareholder register lists 56 individual holders across many small share classes, of which only a sample was reviewed for this profile.
Sources
- Companies House – Persons with Significant Control register, company number 08998652
- Companies House – Company overview, company number 08998652
- Company shareholder register data, verified 20 August 2026
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTYN JOHN FISH | 1.6% | Companies House | |
| LUCY JOHNSON | 1.6% | Companies House | |
| JAMIE THOMSON | 0.6% | Companies House | |
| DANIEL WOOLLASTON | 0.6% | Companies House | |
| NICHOLAS MANLEY | 0.6% | Companies House |
Officers
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Directors and officers of HGF LIMITED
Companies House records more than twenty director and company-secretary appointments for HGF LIMITED since its incorporation on 15 April 2014, of which four directorships remain active. The current directors are Martyn John Fish (appointed 2 July 2021), Lucy Elizabeth Johnson (appointed 23 November 2023), David Potter (appointed 14 February 2025) and Heather Joanne Woods (appointed 18 August 2025); all four are recorded with British nationality and a country of residence in the United Kingdom. No company secretary is currently in post. This overview reflects Companies House officer data reviewed 9 September 2026, which also records a long history of earlier director resignations dating back to the company’s 2014 incorporation.
Recent officer changes
- Heather Joanne Woods appointed Director, 18 August 2025 (source: Companies House).
- David Potter appointed Director, 14 February 2025 (source: Companies House).
- Timothy Russell Wright resigned as Director and Company Secretary, 31 March 2026, having served as Company Secretary since the company’s 2014 incorporation and as a Director since 18 October 2024 (source: Companies House).
Data availability
Classification: Full. Companies House publishes current and historical officer appointment and resignation dates together with nationality and country of residence for HGF LIMITED’s directors; occupation, as distinct from legal role, and residential addresses are not separately reported.
Sources
- Companies House – Officers list, company number 08998652
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover.
Group Structure
Group structure of HGF LIMITED
HGF LIMITED is not an independent company. Companies House’s persons-with-significant-control register names Project Orion Bidco Limited (company number 15921590) as HGF LIMITED’s immediate parent, notified 18 October 2024, holding 75% or more of its shares and voting rights and the right to appoint or remove directors. Project Orion Bidco Limited is itself controlled, in the same 75%-or-more band, by Project Orion Midco Limited (15921361), which is controlled by Project Orion Noteco Limited (15921233), which is controlled by Project Orion Topco Limited (15920987) – the ultimate identifiable UK holding company, incorporated 28 August 2024. Project Orion Topco Limited’s own persons-with-significant-control register names two corporate controllers, both notified 18 October 2024: CBPE Capital LLP (OC305899), holding more than 50% but less than 75%, and CBPE Capital X GP LLP (OC429862), holding more than 25% but not more than 50% – both vehicles of CBPE, the UK private equity firm that announced its investment in HGF in October 2024. Two direct subsidiaries of HGF LIMITED are separately confirmed via their own PSC filings: HGF Business Services Limited and HGF Legal Limited. Group information reviewed 9 September 2026.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Orion Bidco Limited | GB | 15921590 | Immediate parent | 75% or more of shares & voting rights | Active | 18 Oct 2024 (PSC notified) |
| Project Orion Midco Limited | GB | 15921361 | Indirect parent | 75% or more of shares & voting rights | Active | 28 Aug 2024 (PSC notified) |
| Project Orion Noteco Limited | GB | 15921233 | Indirect parent | 75% or more of shares & voting rights | Active | 28 Aug 2024 (PSC notified) |
| Project Orion Topco Limited | GB | 15920987 | Ultimate parent | Controlled by CBPE Capital LLP (>50%–75%) and CBPE Capital X GP LLP (25%–50%) | Active | 18 Oct 2024 (PSC notified) |
| HGF Business Services Limited | GB | 07200550 | Direct subsidiary | 75% or more of shares | Active | 1 May 2016 (PSC notified) |
| HGF Legal Limited | GB | 16532306 | Direct subsidiary | 75% or more of shares & voting rights | Active | 20 Jun 2025 (PSC notified) |
Recent structural changes
- Incorporation of the Project Orion Topco/Noteco/Midco/Bidco holding chain above HGF LIMITED alongside CBPE’s private equity investment in HGF, announced October 2024 (source: Companies House; HGF press release).
- HGF Legal Limited established as a new direct subsidiary of HGF LIMITED, with its PSC filing notified 20 June 2025 (source: Companies House).
Data availability
Classification: Partial. The parent chain from HGF LIMITED up to Project Orion Topco Limited and its CBPE controllers is fully verified through Companies House PSC filings. HGF LIMITED’s own group and shareholder data separately lists further entities trading under the HGF name in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Ireland, and a second GB entity, HGF IP Limited; these could not be independently confirmed as subsidiaries through Companies House’s UK filings during this research and are therefore omitted from the verified table above.
Sources
- Companies House – Persons with Significant Control register, company numbers 08998652, 15921590, 15921361, 15921233, 15920987, 07200550 and 16532306
- Companies House – Company overview, company numbers 08998652 and 15920987
- HGF – press release, “HGF secures private equity investment,” October 2024, hgf.com
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does HGF LIMITED do?
HGF LIMITED (company number 08998652) is a private limited company registered in England and Wales, incorporated 15 April 2014 and registered at 4th Floor, 1 City Square, Leeds, LS1 2ES; Companies House classifies it under SIC code 69109, activities of patent and copyright agents, and its own website describes it as a European intellectual property firm of patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, design attorneys, IP solicitors and attorneys-at-law operating from 24 offices in seven European countries.
Who owns HGF LIMITED?
Company shareholder register data verified 20 August 2026 records 56 disclosed shareholders in HGF LIMITED holding shares across many small, individually lettered ordinary share classes, while Companies House's persons-with-significant-control register separately names Project Orion Bidco Limited, notified 18 October 2024, as holding 75% or more of HGF LIMITED's shares and voting rights.
Who is HGF LIMITED's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
At least one shareholder recorded for HGF LIMITED is a natural person. The record carries no dedicated UBO/PSC flag, so that holder is stated here as a recorded shareholder rather than a confirmed Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO).
What is HGF LIMITED's company registration number?
HGF LIMITED's registration number is 08998652, filed with Companies House in United Kingdom. Its current status on the register is active.
Is HGF LIMITED still an active company?
HGF LIMITED's status on Companies House is listed as active.
When was HGF LIMITED incorporated?
HGF LIMITED was incorporated on 15 April 2014, according to Companies House.
What is HGF LIMITED's registered address?
The registered address on file for HGF LIMITED is Leeds, United Kingdom.
What legal structure is HGF LIMITED registered as?
HGF LIMITED is registered as a Private limited company (Ltd.) in United Kingdom.
Is HGF LIMITED listed on a stock exchange?
HGF LIMITED's shares are not admitted to trading on any stock exchange; it is a privately held company.
Who are the officers/directors of HGF LIMITED?
Companies House records four active directors of HGF LIMITED as of 9 September 2026 – Martyn John Fish, Lucy Elizabeth Johnson, David Potter and Heather Joanne Woods – alongside more than twenty historical director and company-secretary appointments dating back to the company's 2014 incorporation.
Does HGF LIMITED have a parent company or subsidiaries?
HGF LIMITED is majority owned by Project Orion Bidco Limited, part of a Project Orion Midco/Noteco/Topco holding chain ultimately controlled by CBPE Capital LLP and CBPE Capital X GP LLP – vehicles of the private equity firm CBPE, which announced its investment in HGF in October 2024 – per Companies House PSC filings notified 18 October 2024; two direct subsidiaries, HGF Business Services Limited and HGF Legal Limited, are separately confirmed.
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Companies House and was last synced on 21 August 2026.