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Group for the Rootless of Watford (G.R.O.W.)
Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 35
- Luuk Weijs 2016-2018 View profile
- Francesca Christina Marco 2013-2014 View profile
- Waleya Hubbold 2013-2014 View profile
- Cordelia Elizabeth Coleman 2011-2012 View profile
- Gary Howard Sirett 2011-2013 View profile
- Lorraine Barbara Briggs 2011-2012 View profile
- Graham Martin Vickers 2010-2013 View profile
- Jennie Marie Wharram 2010-2014 View profile
- Diana Pavey 2009-2009 View profile
- Peter Charles King 2009-2011 View profile
- Josephine Noel Finney 2007-2009 View profile
- Aidan Gully 2005-2011 View profile
- Reverend Paul Mcaleenan 2002-2015 View profile
- Walter James Mouncey 2001-2009 View profile
- Ronald Charles Bruce 1998-2005 View profile
- Ann Singh Toor 1998-2010 View profile
- Francis Joseph Leonard 1998-2001 View profile
- Jessica Hewett 1998-1999 View profile
- Mary Jessica Kathleen Hewett 1997-1999 View profile
- Daphne Petroff 1996-1997 View profile
- Elisabeth Olive Mowll 1996-2005 View profile
- Michael Imlach 1995-1997 View profile
- Malcolm John Munday 1994-1996 View profile
- Ann Davis 1999 View profile
- Myrtle Frith 1999 View profile
- Rev Bernard Scholes 1996 View profile
- Brigid Dorling 1994 View profile
- Alfred Kelly 1997 View profile
- Noel Matthew Finn 2008 View profile
- David James Jamieson 2007-2009 View profile
- Kathy Brannon 2006-2008 View profile
- Mairi Anne Long 2005-2006 View profile
- Douglas Roy Flint 2000-2005 View profile
- John Arthur Brading 1993-1999 View profile
- Ian Macaulay 1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
- Incorporated
- 20/01/1986
- Registered office
- Watford
- Also a registered charity
- Group for the Rootless of Watford (G R O W )
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.
- Christopher Robert Brooks
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Richard David Butler
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Luuk Weijs ceased 2018-06-07
significant influence · notified 2016-05-24
Group
- Group for the Rootless of Watford (G.R.O.W.)
is controlled by Christopher Robert Brooks
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Christopher Robert Brooks.
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.
3 directors on the board
- Christopher Robert Brooks Director · appointed 2015
- Richard David Butler Director · appointed 2009
- Dr Dana Beale Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Robert Brooks Director · appointed 2015
- Richard David Butler Director · appointed 2009
- Dr Dana Beale Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Christopher Robert Brooks Director · appointed 2015
- Richard David Butler Director · appointed 2009
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Dana Beale Director · appointed 2015
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
- 01980372
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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