Company
Woodhouse Grove Enterprises Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 22
- David Charles Humphreys 2009-2015 View profile
- David Ainsworth 2009-2018 View profile
- John Martin Weaving 2004-2015 View profile
- Dr John Neil Tunnicliffe 2004-2015 View profile
- Roger Davy 2002-2009 View profile
- Dr Georgina Helen Haslam 2000-2009 View profile
- Irvine, Paul Douglas Thomas, Lt Col 1999-2007 View profile
- Stephen Collins Rawson 1999-2003 View profile
- Graham Russell 1998-2009 View profile
- David Ian Littlefair 1998-2001 View profile
- Elizabeth Ann Mccarthy 1994-2001 View profile
- John Shenton Brodwell 2003 View profile
- Keith Davy 2009 View profile
- Reverend Baroness Kathleen Margaret Richardson of Calow 1995 View profile
- Derek Robson 1998 View profile
- Geoffrey Brian Greenwood 2009 View profile
- Kenneth Arthur Milnes 1994 View profile
- David Ainsworth 2006-2018 View profile
- Stephen Andrew Smith 2002-2006 View profile
- Stephen Andrew Smith 1999-1999 View profile
- Robert William Hutchinson 1996-1999 View profile
- Jeffrey Alan Hodgskinson 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/12/1989
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.
- Methodist Independent Schools Trust
75-100% shares · notified 2017-09-01
Group
- Woodhouse Grove Enterprises Limited
is controlled by Methodist Independent Schools Trust
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2017-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Methodist Independent Schools Trust.
11 other companies in this group
- Farringtons School Enterprises Limited
- Methodist Schools Property Company
- Lorenden School
- ABS 2018 Limited
- Truro High School Trading Limited
- Moorlands School Limited
- Culford School (Trading Trust) Limited
- Moorlands School Enterprises Limited
- Truro High School for Girls Trustees
- ST. Petroc's School Trust Limited
- Methodist Independent Schools Trust
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.
4 directors on the board
- Ronald Stephen Drake Director · appointed 2016
- Vanessa Louise Bates Director · appointed 2018
- Alan Wintersgill Director · appointed 2009
- Stephen Benjamin Burnhill Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Ronald Stephen Drake Director · appointed 2016
- Vanessa Louise Bates Director · appointed 2018
- Alan Wintersgill Director · appointed 2009
- Stephen Benjamin Burnhill Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Ronald Stephen Drake Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (3)
- Vanessa Louise Bates Director · appointed 2018
- Alan Wintersgill Director · appointed 2009
- Stephen Benjamin Burnhill Director · appointed 2016
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
- 02448747
- 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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