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The Vikings

Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 23

  1. Nigel Tate 2022–2025 Director View profile
  2. James Edward Hulme 2022–2025 Director View profile
  3. Mark Grayshon 2022–2024 Director View profile
  4. Jeppe Christensen 2020–2025 Director View profile
  5. Julie Anne Bailey 2019–2020 Director View profile
  6. Nigel Tate 2019–2020 Director View profile
  7. Benedict Peter Coffin 2014–2020 Director View profile
  8. Kendall William Kinrade 2014–2024 Director View profile
  9. Simon Henry Longlands 2012–2014 Director View profile
  10. Tony Thorpe 2011–2024 Director View profile
  11. Mark Andrew Talbot 2011–2020 Director View profile
  12. Christopher Abrams 2011–2012 Director View profile
  13. David Ian Hall 2011–2015 Director View profile
  14. Sandra Gillbanks 2011–2014 Director View profile
  15. Sarah Diana Deys Longlands 2010–2015 Director View profile
  16. Paul John Murphy 2002–2006 Director View profile
  17. Frances Maria Juchnowicz 2001–2011 Director View profile
  18. Peter John Carss 1996–2002 Director View profile
  19. Paul Vernon Lydiate 1995–2002 Director View profile
  20. Roger John Barry 1995–2022 Director View profile
  21. Russell Scott 1995–2014 Director View profile
  22. Anthony Sayer 1995–2011 Director View profile
  23. Charlotte Ann Sayer 1995–2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/09/1995
Also a registered charity
The Vikings

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

14 directors on the board

10.4y median 8.4y
average tenure
30.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 2Professional services 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03099224
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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