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Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club Limited

Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club Limited is an active UK company (number 00468190), incorporated 1949, with 7 current directors including Peter John Gill and Dr Meurig Thomas. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 33

  1. Martin Niall Keith Willcox 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul Smith 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Keith Armitage 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Roger John Lucas 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Maurice Bent 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. Steve Marlor 2019-2019 Director View profile
  7. Alison Wheeler 2019-2019 Director View profile
  8. Simon Mark Stannard 2019-2022 Director View profile
  9. Peter Harris 2018-2019 Director View profile
  10. Elizabeth Anne Martin 2018-2025 Director View profile
  11. Donald Alexander Mackenzie 2017-2020 Director View profile
  12. Ernest Keith Armitage 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Michael Stanley Armstrong 2006-2013 Director View profile
  14. Nigel John Howes 2005-2012 Director View profile
  15. David Hervey Martin 2005-2005 Director View profile
  16. Michael James Downie 2003-2015 Director View profile
  17. Daniel Reeves 2002-2009 Director View profile
  18. Christopher Charles Haslett 2000-2002 Director View profile
  19. David Martin 1996-1999 Director View profile
  20. John Andrew Melville 1994-1996 Director View profile
  21. Diana Jane Leary 1994-1996 Director View profile
  22. John Potter 1994-1996 Director View profile
  23. Gillian Wilby 1993-1994 Director View profile
  24. Clive Rodney Wilby 1993 Director View profile
  25. Elaine Atherford Carver 1994 Director View profile
  26. Keith Armitage 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  27. Alison Wheeler 2019-2019 Secretary View profile
  28. Robert Stanley Bollom 2012-2018 Secretary View profile
  29. Professor Michael James Corcoran 2006-2012 Secretary View profile
  30. Lynn Dora Jennings 2006-2006 Secretary View profile
  31. Arthur Malcolm Blackburn 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  32. Townsend, Frank, Eur Ing 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  33. Gray, Peter Boswell, Doctor 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/05/1949

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Ernest Keith Armitage ceased 2017-02-14
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Garry Clive Lewis ceased 2018-06-14
    25-50% voting · notified 2017-03-23
  • Donald Alexander Mackenzie ceased 2020-10-16
    significant influence · notified 2019-04-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Peter Harris ceased 2019-05-23
    significant influence · notified 2019-04-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club Limited is controlled by Ernest Keith Armitage
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-02-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ernest Keith Armitage.

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
£637,193
Total assets
£666,403
Cash
£219,860
Employees
6
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.

Grants received

3 grants · £70,362 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Sport England · £59,576 (2 grants)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £10,786

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £10,7862020-04-01
  • Sport England £9,5762015-01-17
  • Sport England £50,0002014-04-22
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.

7 directors on the board

4.6y median 1.5y
average tenure
12.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Business services 1Professional services 1Retail and trade 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00468190
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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