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Early Learning Centre Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 48

  1. Mark Newton-Jones 2018-2020 Director View profile
  2. David Bernard Wood 2018-2018 Director View profile
  3. William Glyn Lawrence Hughes 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Kirsty Rowena Homer 2017-2020 Director View profile
  5. Kevin Jonathan Rusling 2017-2023 Director View profile
  6. Daniel Talisman 2016-2017 Director View profile
  7. Karl Andrew Doyle 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Sarah Purkis 2015-2016 Director View profile
  9. Richard Smothers 2015-2017 Director View profile
  10. Gary Kibble 2015-2017 Director View profile
  11. Matthew George Smith 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Matthew Jackson Stringer 2013-2018 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Jeremy Cull 2013-2016 Director View profile
  14. Simon John Calver 2013-2014 Director View profile
  15. Philippe Jean Camille Dayraud 2013-2014 Director View profile
  16. Louise Ann Palmer 2013-2014 Director View profile
  17. Jude Claire Bridge 2013-2013 Director View profile
  18. Dominic Joseph Lavelle 2012-2013 Director View profile
  19. Anders Kloster 2012-2014 Director View profile
  20. Timothy John Ashby 2011-2015 Director View profile
  21. Michael Logue 2011-2013 Director View profile
  22. Gillian Berkmen 2009-2012 Director View profile
  23. Neil Simon Harrington 2008-2012 Director View profile
  24. Caroline Mary Lee 2008-2009 Director View profile
  25. Kimberley Lynn Selber 2004-2006 Director View profile
  26. Nigel Mark Inches Robertson 2004-2008 Director View profile
  27. Timothy John Stuart Waterstone 2004-2007 Director View profile
  28. Sue Dorkin 2001-2004 Director View profile
  29. Charles William Saunter 2001-2004 Director View profile
  30. Colin Graham 2001-2003 Director View profile
  31. Fiona Davis 2001-2004 Director View profile
  32. John Goddard 2001-2004 Director View profile
  33. Peter Malcolm Ellis 2001-2004 Director View profile
  34. Michael Bernard Anthony France 2001-2004 Director View profile
  35. Martyn Robert Smith 1999-2001 Director View profile
  36. Iain Mills Callaghan 1997-2001 Director View profile
  37. Charles Adair Anderson 1996-2001 Director View profile
  38. Stephen Joseph Robinson 1992-1998 Director View profile
  39. Hon Frederick Ranald Noel-Paton 1997 Director View profile
  40. Dermot Julian Jenkinson 1999 Director View profile
  41. Robert Black 1992 Director View profile
  42. James Douglas Scott Bennett 1999 Director View profile
  43. Ian David Wilson 1995 Director View profile
  44. David James Mackay 2001 Director View profile
  45. Helen Mary Bramall 2008-2012 Secretary View profile
  46. Gavin Stewart Jones 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  47. Nicholas Raymond Thompson 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  48. David Griffiths 2001-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/03/1909

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. Early Learning Centre Limited is controlled by Chelsea Stores Holdings 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Chelsea Stores Holdings 2 Limited is controlled by Chelsea Stores Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Chelsea Stores Holdings Limited is controlled by Mothercare PLC.
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mothercare PLC..

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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.

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

4.7y median 4.7y
average tenure
6.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 14Retail and trade 6Business services 4Tech and media 2Education 1Finance 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00102194
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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