The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

W.H. Chope & Sons Limited

Company 00560420 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
21.4y median 22.8y
average tenure
28.3y
longest tenure
3
directors past 6 years
2 vs 1 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.

Arts and leisure 4Agriculture 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

Number00560420
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated24/01/1956
Address64 HIGH STREET, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 2AR
Accounts next due30/10/2026
Accounts last made up25/01/2025

Industry (SIC)

47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Ownership - persons with significant control (2)

  • Rev. Geoffrey Martin Turner British
    ownership of shares 25-50% voting rights 25-50%
  • Oliver Chope British
    ownership of shares 25-50% voting rights 25-50%

Officers (11)

  • Turner, John Director · appointed 2013
  • Chope, Fiona Director · appointed 2003
  • Chope, Oliver Secretary · appointed 1999
  • Chope, Phoebe Rebecca Director · appointed 1998
  • Miller, Simon Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 1999
  • Turner, Gillian Former Director · resigned 2013
  • Chope, Janet Former Director · resigned 2000
  • Hockin, Caroline May Former Director · resigned 1992
  • Brooks, Hazel Margaret Former Director · resigned 1992
  • Chope, Helen Beatrice Former Director · resigned 1992
  • Chope, Roger Former Secretary · resigned 2013

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

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