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Essex Gliding Club Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 17

  1. Anthony Brook 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Paul Regeli 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Steven Jessup 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Allen Christopher Cherry 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Vince Earl 2018-2026 Director View profile
  6. John Robert Harry Whitwell 2018-2025 Director View profile
  7. Alex Harris 2018-2022 Director View profile
  8. Bernard Parry 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. William Francis Burry 2018-2026 Director View profile
  10. Professor Chris Mark Reed 2014-2022 Director View profile
  11. Hugh Duncan Maddams 2007-2018 Director View profile
  12. Peter Manley 2005 Director View profile
  13. Alan Charles Mason 2017 Director View profile
  14. John Whitwell 2022-2025 Secretary View profile
  15. Professor Christopher Mark Reed 2014-2022 Secretary View profile
  16. Ian Farquhar Barnes 2007-2014 Secretary View profile
  17. Derek Cyril Adlam 2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/10/1960

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.

  • David Hertzberg
    25-50% shares · notified 2026-05-30
  • Hugh Duncan Maddams ceased 2022-06-24
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-04-01
  • Alan Charles Mason ceased 2018-11-22
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-04-01
  • John Robert Harry Whitwell ceased 2025-11-14
    25-50% shares · notified 2022-06-24
  • Possible match - 8 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 8 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Essex Gliding Club Limited is controlled by David Hertzberg
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2026-05-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Hertzberg.

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
£413,122
Total assets
£429,486
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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 · £27,400 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

Most recent

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

1.2y median 0.6y
average tenure
4.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00672632
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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