Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company

Vale and Downland Museum (Trading) Limited

Vale and Downland Museum (Trading) Limited is an active UK company (number 01957397), incorporated 1985, with 2 current directors, Barbara Ann Sherry and Martin Brendan Sherry. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

Network

The large node is Vale and Downland Museum (Trading) Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Paul Francis Hodder 2010-2017 Director View profile
  2. John Keith Jones 2008-2010 Director View profile
  3. William John Fuller 2007-2010 Director View profile
  4. Raymond Henry William Sherwood 2003-2007 Director View profile
  5. David Charles Harrison 2003-2007 Director View profile
  6. Roger Geoffrey Humphries 2003-2010 Director View profile
  7. Greta Frances Thornbory 2003-2004 Director View profile
  8. Kenneth Frederick Childerley 1996-2001 Director View profile
  9. Alec Black 1996-2006 Director View profile
  10. Pamela Jane Jones 1996-1999 Director View profile
  11. Ingrid Noll 1995 Director View profile
  12. Christian Martin Noll 2003 Director View profile
  13. Anthony Michael Goddard 2007-2009 Secretary View profile
  14. John William Edward Humphries 1996-2007 Secretary View profile
  15. Matthias Noll 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
12/11/1985

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.

Group

  1. Vale and Downland Museum (Trading) Limited is controlled by Paul Francis Hodder
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Francis Hodder.

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

12.8y median 12.8y
average tenure
16.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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
01957397
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data