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Betterworld Limited's controlling shareholder changes from Henry Cole Tinsley to Via Alicia Investments Limited

Companies House filings show Betterworld Limited replaced its person with significant control on 24 September 2026, alongside a share allotment and a shareholder resolution.

·19 October 2026·1 min read

Companies House filings show that on 24 September 2026 Betterworld Limited's person with significant control changed from Henry Cole Tinsley to Via Alicia Investments Limited, which the register, last updated 18 October 2026, shows holds 75 to 100 per cent of shares and voting rights and the right to appoint and remove directors; the same period saw a £2,250,002 share allotment and a shareholder r

New controlling PSC
Via Alicia Investments Limited, notified 24 September 2026
Former controlling PSC
Henry Cole Tinsley, ceased 24 September 2026
Share allotment
£2,250,002, dated 24 September 2026, filed 8 October 2026
Resolution filed
14 October 2026 (description: "Resolutions")
Company incorporated
24 July 1997, as Tinsley Investments Limited

Companies House filings show that Betterworld Limited (company number 03408967) registered Via Alicia Investments Limited as a new person with significant control on 24 September 2026, with the notification filed on 7 October 2026. The same day's filings record the cessation of Henry Cole Tinsley as a person with significant control, also dated 24 September 2026. The company's current register, last captured on 18 October 2026, lists Via Alicia Investments Limited as holding 75 to 100 per cent of shares, 75 to 100 per cent of voting rights, and the right to appoint and remove directors.

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A Form SH01 filed on 8 October 2026 shows Betterworld Limited allotted new shares with a capital figure of £2,250,002, with the allotment dated 24 September 2026. A separate resolution, filed on 14 October 2026 under the category RESOLUTIONS, is recorded only as "Resolutions" in the filing history; the filing does not state what the resolution concerned.

Companies House shows Betterworld Limited was incorporated on 24 July 1997 under the name Tinsley Investments Limited, changing to its current name on 7 June 2005. The PSC register shows Henry Cole Tinsley had held 75 to 100 per cent of shares and voting rights, and the right to appoint and remove directors, from 6 April 2016 until the cessation recorded on 24 September 2026. Current officers listed at Companies House are Henry Cole Tinsley as director and Rebecca Carmichael Tinsley as director and secretary.

The Electoral Commission register shows Joe Powell accepted a donation of £25,000 from Betterworld Limited, recorded on 16 July 2026. The records supplied do not link this donation to the subsequent change in control.

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  1. BETTERWORLD LIMITED: ownership and control18 Oct 2026
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