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Oxford Gliding Company Limited

Oxford Gliding Company Limited is an active UK company (number 00340261), incorporated 1938, with 5 current directors including David Bray and Paul Walter James Smith. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Ian Michael Shepherd 2005-2015 Director View profile
  2. Peter Brooks 2000-2023 Director View profile
  3. John Hanlon 1994-2015 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Edward Evans 1994-2005 Director View profile
  5. Michael John Gibbons 2010 Director View profile
  6. Graham Barrett 1999-2017 Secretary View profile
  7. Norman Machin 1994-1999 Secretary View profile
  8. John Barry Giddins 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/05/1938

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Gaylord Philip Hawkins
    significant influence · notified 2016-11-21
  • Gordon William Craig
    significant influence · notified 2019-02-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Paul Derek Morrison
    significant influence · notified 2019-02-05
  • Graham Barrett ceased 2017-11-25
    significant influence · notified 2016-11-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Peter Brooks ceased 2023-11-18
    significant influence · notified 2016-11-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Hanlon ceased 2019-02-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-11-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Oxford Gliding Company Limited is controlled by Gaylord Philip Hawkins
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-11-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gaylord Philip Hawkins.

1 other company in this group

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.

Financials

Net assets
£315,403
Total assets
£334,158
Cash
£71,321
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

5 directors on the board

8.4y median 8.1y
average tenure
14.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00340261
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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