Company · Saffron Walden
Swan Astro Limited
Operation of sports facilities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Adrian Leslie ButcherDirector · since 2024
- Ian Harry StonehamDirector · since 2023
- Dr Anthony Finbar ColcloughDirector · since 2023
- Nigel PoadDirector · since 2020
- Lisa DunlopDirector · since 2018
- Martyn Roy WebbDirector · since 2017
- Daniel John GrindrodDirector · since 2017
- James Douglas Strachan GordonDirector · since 2014
- Nicola ColcloughSecretary · since 2020
Previous officers 25
- Samantha Joan Wilks 2020-2024 View profile
- Michael Garcia 2020-2023 View profile
- Colleen Margaret Cassidy 2018-2023 View profile
- Amanda Wenham 2017-2020 View profile
- David Philip Watts 2016-2020 View profile
- Donna Tamsin Anderson 2012-2017 View profile
- Peter Neil Milledge 2010-2016 View profile
- Lee Richard Gamble 2008-2017 View profile
- Richard Anthony Vallance 2008-2020 View profile
- Alison Jane Green 2005-2008 View profile
- Eve Mary Turnbull 2005-2017 View profile
- Diana Reed 2004-2013 View profile
- Simon Henry Cooke 2002-2010 View profile
- David Michael Farrant 1999-2005 View profile
- Cyril Arthur Pearce 1999-2012 View profile
- Malcolm Dennis White 1998-2004 View profile
- Peter Charles Lawrence 1998-1999 View profile
- Paul Richard Charles Gray 1997-2002 View profile
- Martyn Webb 1997-1999 View profile
- Gordon Leslie Scott 1997-2020 View profile
- Vivien Irene Brady 1997-2004 View profile
- Barrie Raynauld Howe Wilson 1997-2017 View profile
- Patricia Violet Wawn 1994-2006 View profile
- Anthony Graham Cropper 1998-2023 View profile
- Stephen William Welch 1994-1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Operation of sports facilities
- Incorporated
- 01/11/1994
- Registered office
- Saffron Walden
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Nicola Colclough
significant influence · notified 2020-12-08 - Anthony Graham Cropper ceased 2023-02-14
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Richard Anthony Vallance ceased 2020-12-08
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Samantha Joan Wilks ceased 2024-03-11
significant influence · notified 2022-11-16 - 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.
Group
- Swan Astro Limited
is controlled by Nicola Colclough
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2020-12-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nicola Colclough.
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.
8 directors on the board
- James Douglas Strachan Gordon Director · appointed 2014
- Daniel John Grindrod Director · appointed 2017
- Lisa Dunlop Director · appointed 2018
- Martyn Roy Webb Director · appointed 2017
- Adrian Leslie Butcher Director · appointed 2024
- Nigel Poad Director · appointed 2020
- Ian Harry Stoneham Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Anthony Finbar Colclough Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- James Douglas Strachan Gordon Director · appointed 2014
- Daniel John Grindrod Director · appointed 2017
- Lisa Dunlop Director · appointed 2018
- Martyn Roy Webb Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Daniel John Grindrod Director · appointed 2017
- Lisa Dunlop Director · appointed 2018
- Ian Harry Stoneham Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Anthony Finbar Colclough Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (4)
- James Douglas Strachan Gordon Director · appointed 2014
- Martyn Roy Webb Director · appointed 2017
- Adrian Leslie Butcher Director · appointed 2024
- Nigel Poad Director · appointed 2020
Also govern a charity
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
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
- 02987311
- 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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