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Swan Astro Limited

Operation of sports facilities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Samantha Joan Wilks 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Michael Garcia 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Colleen Margaret Cassidy 2018-2023 Director View profile
  4. Amanda Wenham 2017-2020 Director View profile
  5. David Philip Watts 2016-2020 Director View profile
  6. Donna Tamsin Anderson 2012-2017 Director View profile
  7. Peter Neil Milledge 2010-2016 Director View profile
  8. Lee Richard Gamble 2008-2017 Director View profile
  9. Richard Anthony Vallance 2008-2020 Director View profile
  10. Alison Jane Green 2005-2008 Director View profile
  11. Eve Mary Turnbull 2005-2017 Director View profile
  12. Diana Reed 2004-2013 Director View profile
  13. Simon Henry Cooke 2002-2010 Director View profile
  14. David Michael Farrant 1999-2005 Director View profile
  15. Cyril Arthur Pearce 1999-2012 Director View profile
  16. Malcolm Dennis White 1998-2004 Director View profile
  17. Peter Charles Lawrence 1998-1999 Director View profile
  18. Paul Richard Charles Gray 1997-2002 Director View profile
  19. Martyn Webb 1997-1999 Director View profile
  20. Gordon Leslie Scott 1997-2020 Director View profile
  21. Vivien Irene Brady 1997-2004 Director View profile
  22. Barrie Raynauld Howe Wilson 1997-2017 Director View profile
  23. Patricia Violet Wawn 1994-2006 Director View profile
  24. Anthony Graham Cropper 1998-2023 Secretary View profile
  25. Stephen William Welch 1994-1998 Secretary 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

  1. 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

6.5y median 6.6y
average tenure
12.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Dormant 5Professional services 4Arts and leisure 3Hospitality 3Business services 2Mining 1Retail and trade 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

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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