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Clipper Ventures PLC

Clipper Ventures PLC is an active UK company (number 03087938), incorporated 1995, with 3 current directors including Christopher Rushton and William Ward. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Laura Polly Ayres 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jeremy Matthew Knight 2012-2022 Director View profile
  3. Matthew Benjamin Harold Wheeler 2012-2012 Director View profile
  4. Edward Vandyk 2007-2008 Director View profile
  5. Guy Spelman 2006-2008 Director View profile
  6. David Peter Stubley 2006-2010 Director View profile
  7. Robert Graham Dench 2003-2009 Director View profile
  8. Richard Graham Cooper 2000-2004 Director View profile
  9. John Michael Bruce Frank 1998-2001 Director View profile
  10. Dudley Stephen Mawson 1995-1996 Director View profile
  11. Janice Beesley 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  12. Anna Navarro 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  13. Marie Claire Cockburn 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  14. Jeffrey William Berry 2006-2006 Secretary View profile
  15. Timothy Cowper 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  16. Julia Payne 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  17. Rosemary Margaret Wright 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  18. Terence Andrew Neilson 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  19. Adrian John Lovell Jackman 1995-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/08/1995

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. Clipper Ventures PLC is controlled by Clipper Ventures Holdings PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Clipper Ventures Holdings PLC is controlled by William Ward
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by William Ward.

5 other companies 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.

Financials

Net assets
£5,264,934
Total assets
£13,445,221
Cash
£1,778,677
Employees
0.76
Turnover
£10,683,859
Profit/loss
£686,731

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

3 directors on the board

21.7y median 30.6y
average tenure
30.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Other services 3Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Education 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
03087938
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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