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The Birmingham Dogs Home

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

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Previous officers 34

  1. David Robert Godfrey 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Catherine Helen Mawston 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Lisa Millard 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. Sharon Butler 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Fern Hordern 2015-2019 Director View profile
  6. John Stefan Wheatley 2014-2023 Director View profile
  7. Gill Wilyman 2012-2022 Director View profile
  8. David Johnson 2010-2020 Director View profile
  9. June Jaap Warner 2010-2012 Director View profile
  10. Richard Temple Cox 2008-2018 Director View profile
  11. John Edwin Anstey 2008-2017 Director View profile
  12. John Murphy 2007-2010 Director View profile
  13. Fiona Warman 2005-2010 Director View profile
  14. Richard John Easton 2003-2009 Director View profile
  15. Jeremy Kenneth Wilyman 2002-2012 Director View profile
  16. David Stephen Ellis 2001-2019 Director View profile
  17. Richard John King 2000-2010 Director View profile
  18. Richard Guy Hornsby Crofts 2000-2019 Director View profile
  19. Nigel John Lister Lea 1995-2011 Director View profile
  20. Georgina Pyke 1995-2009 Director View profile
  21. Michael John Richard Padmore 1991-2014 Director View profile
  22. John Bert Prescott 2003 Director View profile
  23. Winifred Jean Surman 1998 Director View profile
  24. Colin George Simmonds 2009 Director View profile
  25. Patricia June Hollingsworth 1994 Director View profile
  26. Gordon Major 1997 Director View profile
  27. Richard Harry Mealings 2000 Director View profile
  28. Freda Mary Cocks 1994 Director View profile
  29. Derek Montague Percy Lea 2005 Director View profile
  30. Timothy John Lunt 2009 Director View profile
  31. William Shenstone Ellis 2001 Director View profile
  32. Simon Brent Price 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  33. Kay Munro 2003-2010 Secretary View profile
  34. Charles Evans 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/06/1960
Also a registered charity
The Birmingham Dogs Home

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Richard Temple Cox ceased 2018-12-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-08-05
  • John Stefan Wheatley ceased 2023-08-15
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-08-05
  • David Stephen Ellis ceased 2019-12-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-08-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Birmingham Dogs Home is controlled by Richard Temple Cox
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-08-05, ceased 2018-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Temple Cox.

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.

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.

8 directors on the board

8.5y median 8.2y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

2
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 12Construction 3Finance 2Agriculture 1Dormant 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

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

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00662947
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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