The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Candles Provident Trust,Limited

Company 00201858 Active

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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.

3
directors on the board
27.1y median 28y
average tenure
29.5y
longest tenure
3
directors past 6 years
0 vs 3 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
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.

Construction 4Finance 3Manufacturing 2Retail and trade 2Business services 1Dormant 1Property 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number00201858
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated21/11/1924
AddressQUARRY FIELDS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MERE, WARMINSTER, BA12 6LA
Accounts next due31/12/2026
Accounts last made up31/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

65300 - Pension funding

Ownership - persons with significant control (5)

  • Mr Robert Michael John Keene British
    significant influence or control as trust
  • Mr James Robert Simpson British
    significant influence or control as trust
  • Mr Richard Gordon Simpson British
    significant influence or control as trust
  • Small Brown Bird Limited
    ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors
  • Senex Capital Ltd ceased
    ownership of shares 75-100%

Officers (14)

  • Gale, Susan Secretary · appointed 2006
  • Keene, Robert Michael John Director · appointed 2002
  • Simpson, James Robert Director · appointed 1998
  • Simpson, Richard Gordon Director · appointed 1997
  • Blomfield, Trifine Mary Former Secretary · appointed 2002 · resigned 2006
  • White, Graham Mark Former Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2002
  • Procter, Peter Bryan Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2001
  • Simpson, Gordon Stanley Former Secretary · appointed 1996 · resigned 1998
  • Jarrett-Kerr, Christopher Charles Newton Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1995
  • Johnsen, James William Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1995
  • Elliott Frey, Andrew Former Secretary · appointed 1994 · resigned 1996
  • Wood, Richard Ian Former Director · resigned 1993
  • Bostock, Peter Anthony Former Director · resigned 2005
  • Beck, Patrick Stuart Former Secretary · resigned 1994

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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