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Company · Chidham

The Cobnor Activities Centre Trust

Sports and recreation education

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

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Previous officers 31

  1. James Gerard Lavery 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Kathleen Chalmers 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Michael Neil Bransden 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Ruairidh Ian Mackenzie 2020-2026 Director View profile
  5. Alan Thomas Liddle 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Michael Paul Camps 2018-2025 Director View profile
  7. Tom Morgan 2016-2018 Director View profile
  8. Matthew Christopher Birch 2014-2014 Director View profile
  9. Justus Adrian Pieter Montyn 2009-2012 Director View profile
  10. Lorraine Mary Sherrard 2008-2021 Director View profile
  11. John William Sennitt 2008-2018 Director View profile
  12. Quintin Stuart Macmorland 2008-2018 Director View profile
  13. Barry David Colgate 2007-2011 Director View profile
  14. Peter Colin Evans 2005-2023 Director View profile
  15. John Martin Clay 2004-2008 Director View profile
  16. Dene Mark Ellis 2004-2014 Director View profile
  17. Nicholas Anthony Fox 2004-2013 Director View profile
  18. Roger Gordon Burton 2000-2008 Director View profile
  19. John Frederick Farrington 1999-2008 Director View profile
  20. Christopher Richard Gillings 1999-2006 Director View profile
  21. John Wilson Betteridge 1997-2003 Director View profile
  22. John Martin Daws-Chew 1996-2005 Director View profile
  23. Colin Paul Tupper 1996-1998 Director View profile
  24. Diana Margaret Beale 1996-2003 Director View profile
  25. Anthony Francis Hiscocks 1996-1999 Director View profile
  26. Ian Mccoy 1996-2004 Director View profile
  27. Jennifer June Wright 1996-1996 Director View profile
  28. Jones, David Ansleigh, Lt Col 1996-1997 Director View profile
  29. Sir Jeremy Cashel Thomas 1996-2000 Director View profile
  30. Martin Henry Rendell Tomlinson 2004-2022 Secretary View profile
  31. David Gwenlan 1996-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Sports and recreation education
Incorporated
13/02/1996
Registered office
Chidham
Also a registered charity
The Cobnor Activities Centre Trust

Ownership

Owned by (11) 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. The Cobnor Activities Centre Trust is controlled by Matthew Christopher Birch
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-01-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Matthew Christopher Birch.

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
£1,237,055
Total assets
£1,260,005
Cash
£45,586
Employees
14
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-10-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £69,996 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

5y median 2.6y
average tenure
14.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03158023
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/07/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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