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Active Cheshire

Active Cheshire is an active UK company (number 02401068), incorporated 1989, with 8 current directors including Robert Joseph Burchell and Deborah Louise Watson. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

Sports and recreation education

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Who leads it

Previous officers 64

  1. Dr Jonathan Michael Wogel 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Joseph Alexander Onions 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Claire Thompson 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Katherine Anne Morris-Bates 2023-2026 Director View profile
  5. Simon Christopher Gerrard 2022-2024 Director View profile
  6. Gale Butler 2022-2023 Director View profile
  7. Iain Lancaster 2022-2025 Director View profile
  8. Michelle Partington 2020-2021 Director View profile
  9. Davinder Gill 2020-2023 Director View profile
  10. Heather Barnes 2019-2024 Director View profile
  11. Nigel Allman 2019-2022 Director View profile
  12. Sandra Marie Wright 2018-2019 Director View profile
  13. Lord Graham Thomas Evans 2018-2022 Director View profile
  14. Margot Caine 2018-2019 Director View profile
  15. Philip Bradley Greening 2018-2019 Director View profile
  16. Susan Elisabeth Sellers 2017-2023 Director View profile
  17. Carol Janine Clarke 2017-2021 Director View profile
  18. Martin Bryan Pearson 2017-2024 Director View profile
  19. Paul David Roger Hancock 2017-2022 Director View profile
  20. Dr Dan Bunstone 2017-2018 Director View profile
  21. David Neville Thompson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  22. Gill Leslie Finlayson Holmes 2016-2018 Director View profile
  23. Paul Andrew Mcgladrigan 2016-2020 Director View profile
  24. Professor Steven John Broomhead 2016-2019 Director View profile
  25. Simon Peter Whitehouse 2015-2016 Director View profile
  26. Stuart Paul Davies 2014-2019 Director View profile
  27. William Evans 2014-2023 Director View profile
  28. Kathrine Helen Cowell 2014-2017 Director View profile
  29. Mark David Greaves 2014-2017 Director View profile
  30. Charles David Pollock 2013-2017 Director View profile
  31. Nicky Clare Owen 2013-2014 Director View profile
  32. Paula Cohen 2012-2023 Director View profile
  33. Andrew James Worthington 2012-2015 Director View profile
  34. Nicholas Frederick Wyn Rimmer 2012-2014 Director View profile
  35. Anne Boyd 2010-2011 Director View profile
  36. David Owen Pickering 2010-2011 Director View profile
  37. Peter Hawkins 2009-2012 Director View profile
  38. Mark Andrew Hardcastle 2009-2012 Director View profile
  39. Neil Christopher Kelly 2009-2016 Director View profile
  40. Claire Marguerite Wilson 2008-2013 Director View profile
  41. Neil Francis Anderson 2008-2011 Director View profile
  42. Julie Ann Webster 2008-2012 Director View profile
  43. Michael Dieter Darby 2004-2016 Director View profile
  44. Rosemary Leach 2004-2005 Director View profile
  45. Professor Leslie Burwitz 2003-2007 Director View profile
  46. Professor Kevin Sykes 2002-2007 Director View profile
  47. Judith Mary Sefton 2001-2008 Director View profile
  48. Frank Brian Lloyd 2000-2003 Director View profile
  49. Karen Margaret Tonge OBE 2000-2014 Director View profile
  50. Terence George Harrop 2000-2016 Director View profile
  51. Peter Anthony Kent 2000-2000 Director View profile
  52. Anthony Peter Fitzimmons 1999-2001 Director View profile
  53. David John Newton 1995-2014 Director View profile
  54. Edward Kenneth Ingman 1995-2000 Director View profile
  55. George Wardle 1995-2001 Director View profile
  56. Marie Bernadette Birkenhead 1995-2000 Director View profile
  57. James Robertson Cochrane 1993-2007 Director View profile
  58. Herbert Leslie George 1995 Director View profile
  59. Simon Hamish Cussons 2010 Director View profile
  60. Moore, Peter Victor, Major 2004 Director View profile
  61. George Arthur Edwards 1994 Director View profile
  62. Anthony Richard Jackson 2007-2015 Secretary View profile
  63. Stuart Philip Duff 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  64. Apsley Julian Pellatt 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Sports and recreation education; Other human health activities; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.; Other sports activities
Incorporated
05/07/1989
Registered office
Winsford
Also a registered charity
Active Cheshire
Previous names
Active Cheshire Limited (until 04/12/2020)
Sport Cheshire Limited (until 25/07/2014)
Cheshire and Warrington Sports Partnership Trust Limited (until 30/11/2012)
Cheshire Sports Trust Limited (until 30/12/2008)

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.

  • Jonathan David Betts
    significant influence · notified 2024-10-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • William Evans ceased 2023-06-30
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-06-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Martin Bryan Pearson ceased 2024-09-30
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-07-01

Group

  1. Active Cheshire is controlled by Jonathan David Betts
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-10-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jonathan David Betts.

1 other company in this group

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.

Grants received

34 grants · £1,112,557 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Sport England · £846,408 (24 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £201,881 (5 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £38,268 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £8,000

Most recent

  • Sport England £20,4212025-09-05
  • Sport England £19,3872024-08-22
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £19,3872024-08-22
  • Sport England £18,8812023-05-17
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £18,8812023-05-17
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.

8 directors on the board

2.6y median 2.5y
average tenure
6.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Arts and leisure 1Finance 1Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1Professional services 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
02401068
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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