Company
Acorn Villages Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- James Brian McelhinneyDirector · since 2024
- Edwina Holly Wyndham ShieldsDirector · since 2023
- Brian Henry TaylorDirector · since 2023
- David John WillisDirector · since 2020
- Colin DainesDirector · since 2018
- Brenda Elizabeth EyersDirector · since 2013
- Judith Anne OwensDirector · since 2013
- John Derek WhittakerDirector · since 2007
- Jeremy Martin GrayDirector · since 2007
- Carly Marie CridlandSecretary · since 2014
Previous officers 19
- Derek Lang 2016-2025 View profile
- Marie Kathleen Lee 2011-2017 View profile
- Robert John Finch 2011-2022 View profile
- Keith Henry Burrows 2010-2022 View profile
- Mary June Norman 2007-2015 View profile
- Lady Ann Hoskyns 2007-2018 View profile
- Peter Stuart Scott 2006-2011 View profile
- Keith Geoffrey Scott Jordan 1999-2023 View profile
- David Edmund Taylor 1998-2008 View profile
- Hargreaves, Martin James, Doctor 1998-2013 View profile
- Neil Charles Harding 1998-2007 View profile
- Jean Nichols 1998-2006 View profile
- Mary Isbel Green 1995-2019 View profile
- Raymond John Ablett 1995 View profile
- Macmillan, Sylvia, Doctor 2013 View profile
- Roy Downes 2009 View profile
- Edna Castagnoli 2010 View profile
- Heather Ablett 1993-2014 View profile
- Denzil Murray Edward Green 2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 05/04/1972
- Also a registered charity
- Acorn Villages Limited
Grants received
8 grants · £197,673 total360Giving 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 · £100,000
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £50,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £29,999 (2 grants)
- Sport England · £8,837 (2 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £8,837 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
9 directors on the board
- David John Willis Director · appointed 2020
- Brian Henry Taylor Director · appointed 2023
- Brenda Elizabeth Eyers Director · appointed 2013
- Edwina Holly Wyndham Shields Director · appointed 2023
- John Derek Whittaker Director · appointed 2007
- Colin Daines Director · appointed 2018
- James Brian Mcelhinney Director · appointed 2024
- Jeremy Martin Gray Director · appointed 2007
- Judith Anne Owens Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- David John Willis Director · appointed 2020
- Brenda Elizabeth Eyers Director · appointed 2013
- John Derek Whittaker Director · appointed 2007
- Colin Daines Director · appointed 2018
- Jeremy Martin Gray Director · appointed 2007
- Judith Anne Owens Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Brian Henry Taylor Director · appointed 2023
- Brenda Elizabeth Eyers Director · appointed 2013
- Colin Daines Director · appointed 2018
- Jeremy Martin Gray Director · appointed 2007
- Judith Anne Owens Director · appointed 2013
Portfolio (4)
- David John Willis Director · appointed 2020
- Edwina Holly Wyndham Shields Director · appointed 2023
- John Derek Whittaker Director · appointed 2007
- James Brian Mcelhinney Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Derek Lang Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- 01048360
- 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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