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Virgin Active Group Limited

Virgin Active Group Limited is an active UK company (number 02664542), incorporated 1991, with 2 current directors, Ian Kenneth Sanderson and Norman Mark Field. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 37

  1. Nicholas Anthony King 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. David Anthony Rowland Carter 2022-2022 Director View profile
  3. Johanna Ruth Hartley 2015-2022 Director View profile
  4. Mark Paul Burrows 2014-2015 Director View profile
  5. Paul Antony Woolf 2013-2017 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Thomas Murphy 2010-2011 Director View profile
  7. Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones 2008-2011 Director View profile
  8. Richard Andrew Baker 2008-2011 Director View profile
  9. David Robert Shaw 2006-2007 Director View profile
  10. Michael Charles Garland 2006-2011 Director View profile
  11. Matthew James Baxby 2006-2007 Director View profile
  12. Patrick Adam Charles Fox 2006-2011 Director View profile
  13. Gordon Douglas Mccallum 2006-2006 Director View profile
  14. Mark Poole 2006-2011 Director View profile
  15. Colin William Fisher 2005-2006 Director View profile
  16. Matthew William Bucknall 2005-2022 Director View profile
  17. Frank Andrew Reed 2005-2006 Director View profile
  18. Simon Gordon 2005-2010 Director View profile
  19. Peter Michael Russell Norris 2005-2009 Director View profile
  20. William Elliott Whitehorn 2005-2005 Director View profile
  21. Patrick Charles Kingdon Mccall 2005-2011 Director View profile
  22. Jane Elizabeth Margaret Phillips 2002-2005 Director View profile
  23. Mark Frederick David Hill 2001-2002 Director View profile
  24. Susannah Mary Louise Hall 2001-2005 Director View profile
  25. Ian Steven Burroughs 1998-2001 Director View profile
  26. Nigel Edward Primrose 1998-1999 Director View profile
  27. Stephen Thomas Matthew Murphy 1997-1998 Director View profile
  28. Sydney Dennis Pennington 1994 Director View profile
  29. Trevor Michael Abbott 1997 Director View profile
  30. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson 1999 Director View profile
  31. Nicholas Anthony King 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  32. James Hugh Culver Archibald 2019-2023 Secretary View profile
  33. Roy Cecil Andersen 2006-2011 Secretary View profile
  34. Ashley John Aylmer 2006-2019 Secretary View profile
  35. Peter Gerardus Gram 2000-2006 Secretary View profile
  36. Diana Patricia Legge 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  37. Andrew Raymond Avann 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/11/1991

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. Virgin Active Group Limited is controlled by Virgin Active Health Club Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Virgin Active Health Club Holdings Limited is controlled by Virgin Active International Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Virgin Active International Limited.

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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

9.7y median 9.7y
average tenure
15.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Professional services 18Arts and leisure 2

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02664542
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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