Company
Explorers Travel Club Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Stephen John Brann 2012-2018 View profile
- Darren Mee 2010-2013 View profile
- Nicholas James Overton-Smith 2008-2018 View profile
- John Edmund Boughton 2008-2010 View profile
- Colin Raymond Stump 2008-2010 View profile
- Stuart Mcleod 2006-2008 View profile
- Andrew John Morgan 2006-2008 View profile
- Brian Mcgee 2008 View profile
- Joyce Walter 2007-2015 View profile
- Richard Paul Churchill-Coleman 2007-2007 View profile
- Angela Russell 2006-2008 View profile
- Hazel Mcgee 2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 16/01/1980
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- TUI Northern Europe Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-09-29 - Thomson Travel Group (Holdings) Limited ceased 2023-09-29
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Explorers Travel Club Limited
is controlled by TUI Northern Europe Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-09-29 · source: Companies House PSC register - TUI Northern Europe Limited
is controlled by TUI Travel Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-02-27 · source: Companies House PSC register - TUI Travel Holdings Limited
is controlled by TUI Travel Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by TUI Travel Limited.
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- First Choice (Turkey) Limited
- TUI Travel Group Solutions Limited
- Sportsworld Holdings Limited
- Fanatics Sports & Party Tours UK Limited
- Sovereign Tour Operations Limited
- First Choice Holiday Hypermarkets Limited
- MSN 41663 Limited
- First Choice Holidays Finance Limited
- TUI Travel Holdings Limited
- TUI UK Limited
- First Choice Travel Shops (SW) Limited
- Sunshine Cruises Limited
- TUI Travel Overseas Holdings Limited
- Lunn Poly Limited
- TUI Travel Group Management Services Limited
- 04241971
- First Choice Overseas Holdings Limited
- 01437197
- TUI Group UK Healthcare Limited
- MSN 41662 Limited
- TUI UK Transport Limited
- TUI Group UK Trustee Limited
- Jetset Group Holding Limited
- TUI Northern Europe Limited
- Marella Cruises Limited
- CBQ NO. 2 International Projects Limited
- First Choice Olympic Limited
- First Choice Holidays Limited
- First Choice Holidays & Flights Limited
- Thomson Sport (UK) Limited
- OC362433
- SC394435
- AMP Management Limited
- 12665629
- TUI Ireland Limited
- JNB (Bristol) Limited
- TUI Travel Aviation Finance Limited
- Thomson Airways Trustee Limited
- Jetset Group Holding (UK) Limited
- Real Travel Limited
- 01400743
- TUI Pension Scheme (UK) Limited
- Thomson Airways Limited
- Specialist Holidays Group Limited
- TUI UK Retail Limited
- Jetset Group Holding (Brazil) Limited
- First Choice Travel Shops Limited
- TUI Group Fleet Finance Limited
- TUI Airways Limited
- TUI Pensions Restricted SPV Limited
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.
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.
2 directors on the board
- Sharon Louise Barter Director · appointed 2015
- Ian Paul Chapman Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Sharon Louise Barter Director · appointed 2015
- Ian Paul Chapman Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Sharon Louise Barter Director · appointed 2015
- Ian Paul Chapman Director · appointed 2018
Also govern a charity
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
- 01473225
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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