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Company · Chippenham

WDC (Trading) Limited

Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Percy Harold Kelland 2003-2022 Director View profile
  2. Claire Lyell 1998-2009 Director View profile
  3. Michael Robert Stobie 1996-2002 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Wilson Chivers 1995-2003 Director View profile
  5. Kenneth John Lewis 1992-1993 Director View profile
  6. Celia Lowe 1991-1992 Director View profile
  7. Sean Robert Whyte 1991-1995 Director View profile
  8. Carolyn Moore 2022-2026 Secretary View profile
  9. Mary Jane Bryan 2009-2022 Secretary View profile
  10. Jane Marie Massey 1993-1996 Secretary View profile
  11. Vanessa Williams 1991-1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Incorporated
19/03/1991
Registered office
Chippenham
Previous names
W D C S (Trading) Limited (until 12/09/2012)

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.

Group

  1. WDC (Trading) Limited is controlled by Whale and Dolphin Conservation
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Whale and Dolphin Conservation.

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.

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.

2 directors on the board

26.8y median 26.8y
average tenure
30.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

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
02593116
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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