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Dorset Gliding Club Limited

Dorset Gliding Club Limited is an active UK company (number 02487731), incorporated 1990, with 1 current director, Martin Best. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 39

  1. Joe Michael Chapman 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. John Stanley Halford 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Allan Geoffrey Powell 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Carol Christine Marshall 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Jonathan Douglas Davies 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Timothy David Ambler 2015-2015 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Andrew Barnes 2015-2024 Director View profile
  8. Peter Howard Robinson 2011-2012 Director View profile
  9. Robert Linee 2007-2008 Director View profile
  10. Gary Alan Shaw 2007-2011 Director View profile
  11. Douglas Gerald Every 2002-2011 Director View profile
  12. Guy Jarvis 2000-2002 Director View profile
  13. John Swales 1999-2000 Director View profile
  14. Gerard Cox 1999-2011 Director View profile
  15. Kenneth Besent 1996-1997 Director View profile
  16. Raymond Arthur Edwin Witheridge 1996-1997 Director View profile
  17. Terence Edward Linee 1996-1997 Director View profile
  18. Nathan William Hanney 1996-1998 Director View profile
  19. Edwin George Poulton 1994-1997 Director View profile
  20. Dennis Neal 1994-1997 Director View profile
  21. David John Spokes 1994-1996 Director View profile
  22. William Alfred Cook 1994-2001 Director View profile
  23. Derek Ernest Cracknell 1994-1996 Director View profile
  24. Martin Keith Jessett 1994-1997 Director View profile
  25. David William Bamber 1994-1997 Director View profile
  26. Marion Watts 1994-1996 Director View profile
  27. Robert Henry Collins 1993-1994 Director View profile
  28. Jack Priddle 1993-1997 Director View profile
  29. David Ronald Piercy 1993-2015 Director View profile
  30. Walerian Josef Komosa 1993-1996 Director View profile
  31. Bryan Adams Kalesby Stobart 1992-1993 Director View profile
  32. Peter Roy Lennox Mac Gregor 1992 Director View profile
  33. Ian Douglas Bateman 2008-2011 Secretary View profile
  34. Wolfgang Fischer 2007-2009 Secretary View profile
  35. Robert Hugh Green 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  36. David Allibone 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  37. Michael John Slade 1998-2002 Secretary View profile
  38. Nigel Scott Murning 1995-2000 Secretary View profile
  39. Gillian Marion Murning 1995-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/04/1990

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.

  • Martin Best
    significant influence · notified 2025-04-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Nicholas Andrew Barnes ceased 2025-04-14
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Stanley Halford ceased 2025-10-10
    significant influence · notified 2025-04-14

Group

  1. Dorset Gliding Club Limited is controlled by Martin Best
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2025-04-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin Best.

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

Total assets
£34,547
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £10,000 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

Most recent

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.

1 directors on the board

2.1y median 2.1y
average tenure
2.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02487731
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
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