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Victory Bowls Association Limited

Victory Bowls Association Limited is an active UK company (number 00910304), incorporated 1967, with 1 current director, Lady Penelope Hopkins. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 52

  1. Anthony Derek Ayling 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Mandy Jane Orchard 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. Simon Filippi 2017-2025 Director View profile
  4. Charles Anthony Bailey 2017-2025 Director View profile
  5. Anthony George Wyn Williams 2016-2018 Director View profile
  6. Velma Joyce Williams 2015-2018 Director View profile
  7. Derek Gordon Collins 2015-2019 Director View profile
  8. Elizabeth Margaret Pescops 2014-2025 Director View profile
  9. John Christopher Vinten 2013-2017 Director View profile
  10. Brian Rich Le Marquer 2012-2014 Director View profile
  11. Kenneth Adrian Ash 2009-2020 Director View profile
  12. Thomas William Pullin 2009-2020 Director View profile
  13. Kathleen Ann Patrick 2009-2011 Director View profile
  14. Julie Gwendoline Greenwood 2009-2013 Director View profile
  15. Irene Elizabeth Watkins 2007-2009 Director View profile
  16. Brian Hugh Martin 2007-2013 Director View profile
  17. John Chamberlain 2007-2013 Director View profile
  18. Trevor Walter Watkins 2005-2010 Director View profile
  19. Robin Jeremy Philbrick 2005-2010 Director View profile
  20. Sandra Pullin 2002-2006 Director View profile
  21. Colin Harold Charles Macey 2001-2010 Director View profile
  22. Michael Anthony Molloy 2000-2009 Director View profile
  23. Jean Gladys Jones 1999-2007 Director View profile
  24. William Frank Hellier 1999-2001 Director View profile
  25. Douglas James Grist 1999-2009 Director View profile
  26. Michael Collins 1999-2005 Director View profile
  27. Nicholas Robert Fairall 1999-2007 Director View profile
  28. Ivan Edward Robb 1999-2010 Director View profile
  29. Malcolm Henry Boltwood 1999-2004 Director View profile
  30. Ian Baverstock Lower 1998-1999 Director View profile
  31. Annette Heather Biggs 1998-1999 Director View profile
  32. William Percy Charles 1998-2009 Director View profile
  33. George Joseph Scoffin 1998-1999 Director View profile
  34. Barbara Flora Till 1996-1999 Director View profile
  35. Anthony Metcalfe 1996-1997 Director View profile
  36. Derek Hall 1995-1996 Director View profile
  37. Keith Robertson 1995-1996 Director View profile
  38. Terence Owen Stone-Houghton 1994-1995 Director View profile
  39. Derek John Tye 1994-1999 Director View profile
  40. Foster, Iain Michael, Chairman 1992-1998 Director View profile
  41. Stanley Victor Wild 1990-1996 Director View profile
  42. Reginald Alfred Daniel Cooper 1996 Director View profile
  43. Edna Winifred Edmonds 1995 Director View profile
  44. Colin Brewer 1999 Director View profile
  45. David Richard Vaughan Dennis 1995 Director View profile
  46. Sandra Harris 2001-2001 Secretary View profile
  47. Anthony Gundry 1996-1999 Secretary View profile
  48. Patricia Ann Snape 1995-1997 Secretary View profile
  49. Frederick William Crofts 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  50. Richard Henry William Edmonds 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  51. Robert George Ward 1989-1994 Secretary View profile
  52. George Ernest Magee 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/07/1967

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. Victory Bowls Association Limited is controlled by John Christopher Vinten
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-08-01, ceased 2017-02-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Christopher Vinten.

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
£436,790
Total assets
£461,017
Cash
£95,783
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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

4 grants · £130,000 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 · £65,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £50,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £15,000

Most recent

  • Sport England £15,0002020-11-19
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £15,0002020-11-19
  • Sport England £50,0002018-03-09
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport £50,0002018-03-09
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.

1 directors on the board

8.9y median 8.9y
average tenure
8.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Construction 1Other services 1Professional services 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00910304
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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