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Adventure Sunderland

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Previous officers 34

  1. David Joseph Marrin 2019-2022 Director View profile
  2. Iain Hunter Nixon 2018-2022 Director View profile
  3. David Howells 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Fiona Carole Brown 2016-2022 Director View profile
  5. Neil Revely 2013-2016 Director View profile
  6. Julie Raine 2012-2016 Director View profile
  7. Ian Michael Simon 2012-2019 Director View profile
  8. John Kelly 2011-2015 Director View profile
  9. Peter Wyness 2010-2015 Director View profile
  10. Wilson, Denis, Cllr 2009-2011 Director View profile
  11. Ron Odunaiya 2009-2012 Director View profile
  12. David Girdziusz 2006-2008 Director View profile
  13. John Rostron 2006-2008 Director View profile
  14. Dr Michael Patrick Wood 2004-2006 Director View profile
  15. Ivan Whitfield 2002-2025 Director View profile
  16. Paul Charles Wren 2001-2003 Director View profile
  17. Joseph Pattison 2001-2003 Director View profile
  18. Jessica Louise May 1999-2015 Director View profile
  19. Patricia Anne Walker 1999-2011 Director View profile
  20. Robert Atchison 1999-2022 Director View profile
  21. Edward Ward 1997-2012 Director View profile
  22. Robert David Shaw 1996-1999 Director View profile
  23. John David Pacey 1996-2014 Director View profile
  24. George Leslie Smith 1996-2001 Director View profile
  25. Francis George Major 1996-2010 Director View profile
  26. David Robert Robson 1996-2003 Director View profile
  27. Elizabeth Dean 1996-1998 Director View profile
  28. Martin Charles Coates Marsh 1996-1998 Director View profile
  29. Paul Francis Gowans 1996-2019 Director View profile
  30. Richard Martin Vaughan Jones 1996-1996 Director View profile
  31. Anthony John Settle 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  32. John Bowden Baker 1996-2011 Secretary View profile
  33. Trevor Thomson Robertson 1996-1996 Secretary View profile
  34. David John Mcgill 1996-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
01/02/1996
Registered office
Sunderland
Also a registered charity
Adventure Sunderland LTD
Previous names
Adventure Sunderland LTD. (until 21/03/2018)
The Marine Activities Centre (Sunderland) (until 17/01/2018)

Financials

Employees
0.12
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

1 grant · £36,475 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

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.

7 directors on the board

9.8y median 10.5y
average tenure
17.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Arts and leisure 2Professional services 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
03153901
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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