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Wells Cathedral Enterprises Limited

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

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Previous officers 27

  1. Benjamin Hewish 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jepson-Biddle, Nicholas Lawrence, Canon 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Mark Clifford Hall 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Janet Lesley Harvey 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Jacqueline Anne Croft 2017-2024 Director View profile
  6. Dr John Harverd Davies 2017-2019 Director View profile
  7. Dr Paul John Richard Richards 2010-2017 Director View profile
  8. Very Reverend John Martin Clarke 2007-2015 Director View profile
  9. Featherstone, Andrew, Revd Canon 2006-2017 Director View profile
  10. Bowman Eadie, Russell Ian, Revd Canon 2002-2010 Director View profile
  11. VAN DER ZEE, Elsa, Prebendary 2000-2009 Director View profile
  12. Woodhouse, Patrick Henry Forbes, Reverend Canon 2000-2012 Director View profile
  13. Ball OBE, Helen Mary, Prebendary 2000-2009 Director View profile
  14. Matthews, Melvyn William, Revd Canon 1997-2005 Director View profile
  15. Peter John Roberts 1995-2010 Director View profile
  16. Walker, Philip Geoffrey, Reverend Canon 1994-2001 Director View profile
  17. Acworth, Richard Foote, the Venerable 1994-2003 Director View profile
  18. Farran, George Orman, Canon 1997 Director View profile
  19. Very Reverend Richard Lewis 2003 Director View profile
  20. Nicholas Martin Cavender 1993 Director View profile
  21. Thomas, Charles Edward, the Venerable 1994 Director View profile
  22. Reverend Samuel Robert Cutt 1994 Director View profile
  23. Lucas, Paul De Neufville, the Reverend Canon 1999 Director View profile
  24. Dominique Marie Guatieri 2020-2025 Secretary View profile
  25. Frances Jane Good 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  26. Patrick Day 2010-2011 Secretary View profile
  27. John Stuart Shillingford 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/12/1983

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. Wells Cathedral Enterprises Limited is controlled by Paul John Richard Richards
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul John Richard Richards.

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
£64,009
Total assets
£64,009
Cash
£81,864
Employees
36
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£3,754

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

5 directors on the board

3.8y median 2.7y
average tenure
6.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Dormant 2Arts and leisure 1Hospitality 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01778666
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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