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The Association of Racing Drivers Schools Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Philip Ralph Ellis 2024–2026 Director View profile
  2. Ben Hyland 2019–2021 Director View profile
  3. Robert James Barr 2018–2021 Director View profile
  4. Stuart James Jones 2018–2021 Director View profile
  5. Sarah Joanne Leroux 2018–2019 Director View profile
  6. Jonathan Mark Barnett 2017–2024 Director View profile
  7. Jos James Foulston 2016–2018 Director View profile
  8. Mark Armstrong 2015–2020 Director View profile
  9. Ian Berry 2013–2014 Director View profile
  10. Darren Edmonds 2012–2015 Director View profile
  11. Paul Howard Craven-Jones 2010–2015 Director View profile
  12. Robert Pope 2010–2013 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Ward 2009–2015 Director View profile
  14. Phil Ellis 2009–2013 Director View profile
  15. Tracey Anne Morley 2007–2013 Director View profile
  16. Christopher Michael Taylor 2007–2017 Director View profile
  17. Kenneth Bowes 2004–2007 Director View profile
  18. Gavin Robert Watson 2004–2017 Director View profile
  19. Peter Reginald Barnes 2004–2016 Director View profile
  20. Ian Forrest 2004–2016 Director View profile
  21. Chris Norman 2004–2005 Director View profile
  22. Stanley Allan Chambers 2004–2018 Director View profile
  23. James Burnett 2004–2006 Director View profile
  24. Peter Roderick Hean Gaydon 1999–2001 Director View profile
  25. Timothy Andrew Jones 1996–2003 Director View profile
  26. Martin Ovenden 1993–1995 Director View profile
  27. Alan Leslie Priest 1992–1993 Director View profile
  28. Howard Thomas Strawford 2013 Director View profile
  29. Craig Laurence Tyler 2002 Director View profile
  30. Derek Butcher 2015 Director View profile
  31. Paul Michael Patrick O'Brien 1999 Director View profile
  32. Thomas Brown 2003 Director View profile
  33. John Edward Farnham 2009 Director View profile
  34. Malcolm Barfoot 2009 Director View profile
  35. John Kirkpatrick 2009 Director View profile
  36. Laurence Jack Tyler 1992–2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/10/1990

Ownership

Owned by (13) 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.

  • Peter Alexander
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • William Coombs
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Graham Charles Marshallsay
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Richard Peacock
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Patrick Edward Blakeney
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Alan Cooper
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Alan Brunton
    appoints directors · notified 2016-09-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Stuart Ferguson Gray
    appoints directors · notified 2018-03-15
  • Ian Forrest ceased 2016-09-20
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Gavin Robert Watson ceased 2017-06-01
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Mark Armstrong ceased 2020-06-01
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Stanley Allan Chambers ceased 2018-06-19
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jos James Foulston ceased 2018-06-19
    appoints directors · notified 2016-10-01
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Board analysis for researchers

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.

17 directors on the board

10y median 8.3y
average tenure
23.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (9)

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 12Manufacturing 2Business services 1Dormant 1Education 1Property 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02547860
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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