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Trailfinders Limited

Business and domestic software development

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Simon Paul Woodward 2021-2026 Director View profile
  2. Nigel Orlans 2014-2017 Director View profile
  3. Lady Fiona Kathleen Gooley 2008-2026 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Reginald Gadd 2006-2016 Director View profile
  5. Jonathan David Nye 2003-2017 Director View profile
  6. Louise Breton 2002-2015 Director View profile
  7. Charles Robin Dinghall Bateson 1999-2007 Director View profile
  8. Lucy Jane Powell 1999-2009 Director View profile
  9. Marcus Barratt Atkins 1998-2014 Director View profile
  10. Alison Olivia Pyper 1997-2004 Director View profile
  11. Ian Charles Irvine 1996-2011 Director View profile
  12. Lois Diana Wood 1994-1999 Director View profile
  13. Paul Sym Fenwick 1994-1998 Director View profile
  14. Gareth Dyer 1992-2021 Director View profile
  15. Anthony Martin Russell 2018 Director View profile
  16. Hardy, Terence Patrick, Lieutenant Colonel 1995 Director View profile
  17. Catherine Anne Rawson 1997 Director View profile
  18. Kerrie Norman 1993 Director View profile
  19. Slim, John Douglas, the Rt Hon Viscount 2007 Director View profile
  20. Gillian Margaret Poulton 1993 Director View profile
  21. William Heath 2001 Director View profile
  22. Lawrence David Comber 2019-2025 Secretary View profile
  23. Elodie Deborah Marechal 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  24. Mark Bannister 2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Business and domestic software development; Travel agency activities; Tour operator activities
Incorporated
11/03/1971

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. Trailfinders Limited is controlled by Trailfinders Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Trailfinders Group Limited.

4 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £4,267 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

  • Department for Education · £4,267

Most recent

  • Department for Education £4,2672023-04-01
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.

17 directors on the board

10.9y median 10.4y
average tenure
27.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (13)

Portfolio (4)

2
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.

Professional services 5Arts and leisure 3Hospitality 2

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
01004502
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/11/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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