Company · Durham
Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (Oases) Limited
Educational support services
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Who leads it
- Dr Meryl BatchelderDirector · since 2023
- Jacqueline BellDirector · since 2019
- Paul GreenDirector · since 2016
- Caroline HodgsonDirector · since 2015
- Dominic BrownDirector · since 2015
- Grant Compton HopkinsDirector · since 2015
- David Geoffrey FordDirector · since 2012
- Steve AshtonDirector · since 2010
- Robert Michael TonesDirector · since 1998
- Joanne Mary ApplebySecretary · since 2012
Previous officers 40
- Jane Davis 2021-2026 View profile
- Jacqueline Oxley 2017-2018 View profile
- Christopher Philip Zarraga 2015-2017 View profile
- Katharine Elizabeth Bailey 2013-2019 View profile
- Jenny Kwok 2013-2019 View profile
- Richard John Royle 2012-2017 View profile
- Jeremy Paul Gargan 2012-2014 View profile
- Dennis Comerford 2012-2015 View profile
- Diane Kime 2012-2015 View profile
- Andrea Carling 2010-2012 View profile
- Dr Sally Amanda Preston 2007-2010 View profile
- Dr Steven Gater 2007-2011 View profile
- Robin William Casson 2007-2008 View profile
- Helen Fletcher 2004-2006 View profile
- Malcolm Gordon Green 2001-2004 View profile
- Stephen Graham 2001-2006 View profile
- Judith Mirabell Summerson 2000-2006 View profile
- Averil Newsham 2000-2004 View profile
- Roger John Candy 2000-2007 View profile
- Barbara Jean Hooper 1999-2002 View profile
- David Barry Lloyd 1999-2000 View profile
- David Philip Muir 1998-2000 View profile
- Kathryn Jane Hull 1998-2002 View profile
- Margaret Sheila Bosanquet 1998-2000 View profile
- Frances Christine Hinton 1998-2009 View profile
- Clare Louise Shakespeare Watts 1998-2005 View profile
- Pamela Joy Lovell 1998-2005 View profile
- Julie Rebecca Mountain 1998-2001 View profile
- Malcolm David Dixon 1997-2000 View profile
- Barbara Isabel Douglas 1997-1998 View profile
- Nuala Wright 1994-1995 View profile
- Michael Roy Marston 1994-1997 View profile
- John Richard Jewitt 1994-1998 View profile
- Neil Francis Alderman 1994-2008 View profile
- Keith Anthony Lindon Pimm 1994-2001 View profile
- Steve Ashton 2012-2012 View profile
- Richard Hurst 2004-2012 View profile
- Elizabeth Anne Palmer 2001-2006 View profile
- George Augustus Timothy Astbury 1998-2002 View profile
- Christopher John Francis 1994-1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Educational support services
- Incorporated
- 30/08/1994
- Registered office
- Durham
- Also a registered charity
- Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (Oases) Limited
- Previous names
- North East Environment Network Limited (until 13/12/2023)
Financials
- Net assets
- £290,658
- Total assets
- £290,658
- Cash
- £306,748
- Employees
- 17
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or 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
7 grants · £310,651 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £185,552 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £68,600
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £24,412
- Community Foundation North East · £19,867 (2 grants)
- Point North · £12,220
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
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.
9 directors on the board
- Paul Green Director · appointed 2016
- Grant Compton Hopkins Director · appointed 2015
- Dominic Brown Director · appointed 2015
- Jacqueline Bell Director · appointed 2019
- David Geoffrey Ford Director · appointed 2012
- Robert Michael Tones Director · appointed 1998
- Steve Ashton Director · appointed 2010
- Dr Meryl Batchelder Director · appointed 2023
- Caroline Hodgson Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Green Director · appointed 2016
- Grant Compton Hopkins Director · appointed 2015
- Dominic Brown Director · appointed 2015
- Jacqueline Bell Director · appointed 2019
- David Geoffrey Ford Director · appointed 2012
- Robert Michael Tones Director · appointed 1998
- Steve Ashton Director · appointed 2010
- Caroline Hodgson Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Dominic Brown Director · appointed 2015
- Jacqueline Bell Director · appointed 2019
- David Geoffrey Ford Director · appointed 2012
- Robert Michael Tones Director · appointed 1998
- Steve Ashton Director · appointed 2010
- Caroline Hodgson Director · appointed 2015
Portfolio (3)
- Paul Green Director · appointed 2016
- Grant Compton Hopkins Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Meryl Batchelder Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Jane Davis Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
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
- 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
- 02963142
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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