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The Cheshire Wildlife Trust Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 83

  1. Dr Rebecca Claire Collins 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Samantha Ridsdale 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Dr Stephen Judd 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. William Scott Stothart 2016-2025 Director View profile
  5. Mike John Packer 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Sue Steer 2016-2021 Director View profile
  7. Rupert Thorp 2014-2015 Director View profile
  8. Peter Shaun Rushton 2014-2024 Director View profile
  9. Helen Margaret Carey 2014-2021 Director View profile
  10. Wood, Jennifer, Doctor 2013-2016 Director View profile
  11. Caroline Jane Jones 2013-2020 Director View profile
  12. Gerald George Coates 2012-2020 Director View profile
  13. Prof Robert Hunter Marrs 2012-2021 Director View profile
  14. Sally Elizabeth Bowden 2010-2012 Director View profile
  15. Ian Charles Richard Mills 2008-2016 Director View profile
  16. Philip Richard Cheek 2008-2020 Director View profile
  17. Frank Kerkham 2008-2018 Director View profile
  18. Christopher John Koral 2008-2018 Director View profile
  19. Damian Edward Waters 2008-2013 Director View profile
  20. Andrew Nicholas Russell 2008-2013 Director View profile
  21. Dr Neil James Friswell 2007-2020 Director View profile
  22. Eric Stuart Harvey 2006-2014 Director View profile
  23. Dr Simon Derek Dowell 2005-2008 Director View profile
  24. Stephen Robert Ross 2005-2013 Director View profile
  25. Peter Young 2004-2013 Director View profile
  26. Professor David Norman 2002-2012 Director View profile
  27. Penelope Anne Rudd 2002-2008 Director View profile
  28. Dr Janet Wendy Birch 2002-2006 Director View profile
  29. Paul John Oldfield 2002-2012 Director View profile
  30. Beaumont, George, Doctor 2000-2006 Director View profile
  31. David Brian Hawkes 2000-2004 Director View profile
  32. Patrick David Furlong 2000-2004 Director View profile
  33. Ian Patrick William Ainslie 1996-2002 Director View profile
  34. Elizabeth Margaret Nall 1995-1999 Director View profile
  35. Neil Ramsey Savage 1995-2008 Director View profile
  36. Barbara Jane Stewart Saunders 1995-1998 Director View profile
  37. Dr Roy Dennis Bowden 1995-1997 Director View profile
  38. Constance Julia Hancell 1995-2010 Director View profile
  39. Douglas Neville Butterill 1995-2003 Director View profile
  40. Brian Jaques 1994-1998 Director View profile
  41. Keith Edward Wyatt 1994-2000 Director View profile
  42. James Mcharry 1993-2003 Director View profile
  43. George Kenneth White 1993-1997 Director View profile
  44. Robert Thomas Saunders 1993-1995 Director View profile
  45. Flower, Michael Llowarch Warburton, Viscount Ashbrook 1992-2006 Director View profile
  46. Elizabeth Blackman 1992-2002 Director View profile
  47. Jane Esther Mcharry 1992-2003 Director View profile
  48. Francis Ivor Cottrell 1992-2005 Director View profile
  49. John Terence Grayling 1991-2000 Director View profile
  50. Roger Barber 1993 Director View profile
  51. Hilda Summersgill 1991 Director View profile
  52. Michael Joseph Willis 1993 Director View profile
  53. Leslie Alan Pownall 1998 Director View profile
  54. Walter Leonard Johnson 2003 Director View profile
  55. Lady Dinah Susan Tollemache 1997 Director View profile
  56. Nancy Benson 2002 Director View profile
  57. Eric Frederick Thurston 1999 Director View profile
  58. Moore, Peter Victor, Major 1993 Director View profile
  59. Philip Richard Pugh Ingram 2005 Director View profile
  60. Edith Lorna Thomas 1995 Director View profile
  61. Anne Beatrix Blacklay 1995 Director View profile
  62. Paul Martin Hill 1992 Director View profile
  63. Audrey Mary Lees 1994 Director View profile
  64. Lynn Dianne Wood 1994 Director View profile
  65. Derek Ashton Bland 2000 Director View profile
  66. Ronald Frank Godfrey 1994 Director View profile
  67. Oliver Lionel James Knapp 1995 Director View profile
  68. Brian Beckett Williams 2005 Director View profile
  69. Paul David Murphy 1994 Director View profile
  70. William Michael Frederick Yates 1992 Director View profile
  71. Harold Anthony Browne 1993 Director View profile
  72. Dr Joan Margaret Fairhurst 2000 Director View profile
  73. Arthur Graham Harrison 1992 Director View profile
  74. Susan Hilary Finnis 1993 Director View profile
  75. John Desmond Seed 1993 Director View profile
  76. Charles Ian Rutherford 1992 Director View profile
  77. Jean Marion Katherine Dufty 2003 Director View profile
  78. Helen Jane Turner 1992 Director View profile
  79. Andrea Ness Castling 2013-2021 Secretary View profile
  80. Lorna Harrison 2009-2013 Secretary View profile
  81. Christopher Martin Mahon 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  82. Alan Richard Teague 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  83. Sara Caroline Reston 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/10/1962
Also a registered charity
The Cheshire Wildlife Trust Limited

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

  • Philip Richard Cheek ceased 2020-11-14
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Frank Kerkham ceased 2018-01-15
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Caroline Jane Jones ceased 2019-03-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Helen Margaret Carey ceased 2021-04-30
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Sue Steer ceased 2021-04-30
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-22 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Mike John Packer ceased 2020-11-14
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-22
  • Charles William Geoffrey Neame ceased 2021-04-30
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-10-20
  • 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. The Cheshire Wildlife Trust Limited is controlled by Philip Richard Cheek
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-11-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philip Richard Cheek.

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.

Grants received

64 grants · £3,725,297 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £2,917,049 (25 grants)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £741,383 (32 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £58,613 (6 grants)
  • Cheshire Community Foundation · £8,252

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £18,6652025-11-18
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £36,0182024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £16,3322024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £29,8482024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £102,7412024-04-01
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.

12 directors on the board

3.5y median 1.6y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Portfolio (3)

1
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.

Education 2Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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
00738693
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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