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Academic Venue Solutions Limited

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Who leads it

Previous officers 60

  1. Helen Elizabeth Davenport 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Michael Haslin 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Samantha Elizabeth Emmott 2020-2026 Director View profile
  4. Mandy Claire Jennings 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Marcus Paul Wilson 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Nicholas Rex Akerman 2018-2020 Director View profile
  7. Harry John Lionel Warner 2018-2022 Director View profile
  8. Steve Crawford 2017-2022 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Leonard Stocks 2014-2017 Director View profile
  10. Kathryn Ann Davis 2013-2015 Director View profile
  11. Phillipa Jane Fletcher 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Sarah Jane Snow 2013-2020 Director View profile
  13. Paul Stephen Bunce 2013-2017 Director View profile
  14. Jane James 2011-2020 Director View profile
  15. Gail Helen Short 2011-2013 Director View profile
  16. Simon Peter Barlow 2010-2013 Director View profile
  17. Julie Zacaroli 2010-2014 Director View profile
  18. Clare Arouche 2009-2013 Director View profile
  19. Vanessa Gouws 2009-2014 Director View profile
  20. Louise Callaghan 2009-2011 Director View profile
  21. Emma Boynton 2008-2011 Director View profile
  22. Kirstie Ann Danzey 2007-2011 Director View profile
  23. Alison Jane Langridge 2007-2010 Director View profile
  24. Marcus Wilson 2006-2009 Director View profile
  25. Melanie Loizou 2006-2009 Director View profile
  26. David John Meli 2005-2008 Director View profile
  27. Sally Jane Dunsmore 2004-2006 Director View profile
  28. Shelley Anne Garden 2004-2007 Director View profile
  29. John Manley Clayton 2003-2006 Director View profile
  30. Michael Vincent Chambers 2002-2005 Director View profile
  31. David Graham Goodwin 2001-2009 Director View profile
  32. Helene Catherine Dolder 2001-2004 Director View profile
  33. Vickie Allan 2001-2002 Director View profile
  34. Dr John Charles Horobin 2000-2002 Director View profile
  35. Elizabeth Jane Crawford 2000-2002 Director View profile
  36. Peter Anthony Rogers 2000-2004 Director View profile
  37. Robert Christopher Matthews 2000-2004 Director View profile
  38. Dawn Hunter-Ellis 2000-2002 Director View profile
  39. Jennifer Margaret Baldwin 2000-2001 Director View profile
  40. Anne Marie Mcfeely 2000-2001 Director View profile
  41. Matthew David Bowden Baker 1996-1999 Director View profile
  42. Mark Quentin Swales 1996-2002 Director View profile
  43. Victor Philip Ruocca 1995-2000 Director View profile
  44. Richard Handscombe 1995-2000 Director View profile
  45. Paul Henry John Tomlin 1993-1996 Director View profile
  46. Evelyn Joan Mohan 1992-1997 Director View profile
  47. David Moxon 1992-1993 Director View profile
  48. Gerald Adrian Clifford Evans 1995 Director View profile
  49. Gay Baker 1994 Director View profile
  50. Gordon Michael Duncan 1993 Director View profile
  51. Trevor Miller 2007-2013 Secretary View profile
  52. Kevin Mark Stuckey 2005-2010 Secretary View profile
  53. Kathleen Mary Bird 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  54. Jane Michelle Webster 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  55. Virginia Edwards 2003-2005 Secretary View profile
  56. Nicholas Owen Hunt 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  57. Elizabeth Ann Sandell 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  58. Peter Belcher 1994-2000 Secretary View profile
  59. Ruth Gillian Horsfall 1992-1996 Secretary View profile
  60. Clive William Fowler Joyce 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
28/01/1982
Registered office
Bedford
Previous names
Venuemasters Limited (until 21/05/2018)

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Academic Venue Solutions Limited is controlled by Emma Louise Woodcock
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2025-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Emma Louise Woodcock.

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
£60,932
Total assets
£60,932
Cash
£164,670
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

7 directors on the board

4.6y median 3.3y
average tenure
10.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

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.

Hospitality 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01609919
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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