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Southbourne Tennis Club

Southbourne Tennis Club is an active UK company (number 00841056), incorporated 1965, with 9 current directors including Stuart Poyser and Elwyn George Stephen Harold Hedley. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 86

  1. Colin O'Connor 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Rachel Gillingham 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. David Bull 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Andrew King 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Dr Amanda Joy Nagle 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Peter Richardson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Celia Barron 2018-2026 Director View profile
  8. Colin Gilbey 2017-2025 Director View profile
  9. Susanne Margaret Grainger 2016-2020 Director View profile
  10. Katie Richardson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  11. Martin Cameron Cavey 2012-2019 Director View profile
  12. Karen Martin 2012-2012 Director View profile
  13. Keith Mitchell 2010-2016 Director View profile
  14. Jacky York 2010-2012 Director View profile
  15. Tracy Anita Matthews 2010-2011 Director View profile
  16. Jill Foley 2010-2012 Director View profile
  17. Adriano Alberto Placidi 2010-2012 Director View profile
  18. Alan Royston Carver 2009-2010 Director View profile
  19. Philip John James 2009-2010 Director View profile
  20. Jane Patricia Carter 2008-2017 Director View profile
  21. Roland Michael Hargreave 2008-2009 Director View profile
  22. Debbie Jane Dawson 2007-2009 Director View profile
  23. John Henry Woodham 2006-2010 Director View profile
  24. Terasa Lynette Clifton 2006-2007 Director View profile
  25. Mary Jean Devereaux 2005-2006 Director View profile
  26. David Sanger 2005-2015 Director View profile
  27. Helen Lesley Henshaw 2005-2010 Director View profile
  28. Edwin Paul Fell 2004-2011 Director View profile
  29. Dr Simon Charles Coupe 2004-2005 Director View profile
  30. Ray Burningham 2004-2011 Director View profile
  31. Mark Richard Saxby 2004-2006 Director View profile
  32. Angela Jane Gilbert 2004-2009 Director View profile
  33. Cornelia Blythe 2004-2009 Director View profile
  34. Justin Sandever 2004-2004 Director View profile
  35. Edward Stanhope 2003-2004 Director View profile
  36. Roy George Fox 2003-2004 Director View profile
  37. Derek Arthur Major 2003-2004 Director View profile
  38. Elaine Watson 2003-2004 Director View profile
  39. Morella Sue Ingram 2003-2004 Director View profile
  40. Arthur Sydney Proud 2002-2004 Director View profile
  41. Jayn Brown 2002-2003 Director View profile
  42. Paul Andrew Clarke 2001-2004 Director View profile
  43. Allan Orchard 2000-2003 Director View profile
  44. Michael Redwood Cumming 2000-2004 Director View profile
  45. Anne Christine Jones 1999-2002 Director View profile
  46. Shirley Marguerite Mountford 1998-2001 Director View profile
  47. Simon Charles Hubbard 1998-2001 Director View profile
  48. Barry Candfield 1998-2002 Director View profile
  49. Sheila Jean Brereton 1997-1998 Director View profile
  50. Malcolm Charles Butler 1997-1998 Director View profile
  51. Neil Colin Burdis 1997-1998 Director View profile
  52. Richard Hayes 1996-1997 Director View profile
  53. Arthur Bule 1995-1998 Director View profile
  54. Gwen Newton 1995-1998 Director View profile
  55. Gerald Michael Browning 1995-1997 Director View profile
  56. Graham Anthony White 1995-2005 Director View profile
  57. Amanda Schofield 1994-1995 Director View profile
  58. Gordon Jenkins 1994-1995 Director View profile
  59. Marguerita Brereton 1994-1996 Director View profile
  60. Ralph Howard Beatty 1993-1997 Director View profile
  61. Kathleen Mary Harris 1993-1998 Director View profile
  62. Gerald Browning 1993-1994 Director View profile
  63. Stewart Maxwell Atkins 1993-1998 Director View profile
  64. Robert James Somerville Deem 1993-1994 Director View profile
  65. Sarah Elizabeth Hayes 1993-1995 Director View profile
  66. Michael John Ilsley 1993-1994 Director View profile
  67. John Attrill 1992-1993 Director View profile
  68. Keith Wright 1992-1993 Director View profile
  69. Michael Graeme Grimsdale 1992-1993 Director View profile
  70. Stephen Skilton 1992-1993 Director View profile
  71. Gillian Mary Barnes 1992-1993 Director View profile
  72. Jean Pierre French 1992-1993 Director View profile
  73. Margaret Gough 1992-1994 Director View profile
  74. Derek Arthur Hayes 1992-2003 Director View profile
  75. Jeannette Elizabeth Hayes 1992 Director View profile
  76. Terence George Cripps 1992 Director View profile
  77. Andrew Dalby 1992 Director View profile
  78. Donald Greaves 2017 Director View profile
  79. David James Reeves 1999 Director View profile
  80. Richard Upton 1992 Director View profile
  81. Carol Dickie 1992 Director View profile
  82. Barry Hayward 1993 Director View profile
  83. Michael Browning 1994 Director View profile
  84. Tracy Matthews 2011-2011 Secretary View profile
  85. Anita Kay Smith 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  86. Dr Graham Anthony Langsdale 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/03/1965
Also a registered charity
Southbourne Tennis Club

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.

  • Martin Cameron Cavey ceased 2019-10-14
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-01
  • Jane Patricia Carter ceased 2017-10-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-01
  • Susanne Margaret Grainger ceased 2020-10-19
    significant influence · notified 2016-10-17
  • David Bull ceased 2024-06-19
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-10-19 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Southbourne Tennis Club is controlled by Martin Cameron Cavey
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2019-10-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin Cameron Cavey.

3 other companies 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.

Financials

Net assets
£176,898
Total assets
£176,898
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

4 grants · £61,000 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 · £51,000 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Sport England £1,0002021-01-05
  • Sport England £50,0002013-01-03
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,5002008-05-19
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,5002007-07-16
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

5.2y median 4.4y
average tenure
12.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Finance 1Professional 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00841056
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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