Company
Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre is an active UK company (number 03389636), incorporated 1997, with 8 current directors including Abbie Holly Firth and Matthew Allen. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.
Sports and recreation education
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Who leads it
- Abbie Holly FirthDirector · since 2025
- Matthew AllenDirector · since 2024
- Christopher Ian WalshDirector · since 2022
- Ann BarwellDirector · since 2013
- Keith Robert HamptonDirector · since 2013
- Karen Joy CaneDirector · since 2009
- Andrew David ParkerDirector · since 2006
- Rosalind Susan PatersonDirector · since 1997
- Stuart FraserSecretary · since 2017
Previous officers 27
- Catherine James 2022-2024 View profile
- Paul Withnall 2022-2026 View profile
- Andrew Viner 2020-2022 View profile
- Kevin Butcher 2017-2021 View profile
- Derrick Keith Rumsby 2013-2021 View profile
- Bela Zavery 2012-2012 View profile
- Stephen John Prime 2011-2014 View profile
- John Joseph Liquorish 2010-2011 View profile
- Marcus Ian Cox 2008-2010 View profile
- Richard Tinley 2008-2021 View profile
- Sean Robert O'Brien 2007-2008 View profile
- David Troop 2007-2011 View profile
- Lynn Susan Reys 2006-2007 View profile
- Ivor Fenton Perry 2004-2005 View profile
- Johanne Marie Evans Hughes 2003-2007 View profile
- Maggie Redjeb 2002-2007 View profile
- Tracey Ann Wagg 2002-2004 View profile
- Timothy Clive Jarvis 2000-2008 View profile
- Stephen Roy Johnson 1998-2005 View profile
- Jean Carson Gamble 1997-1998 View profile
- Stephen David Lovell 1997-2009 View profile
- Philip Donald Meadows 1997-2003 View profile
- Nigel James Matthews 1997-1997 View profile
- Keith Tonks 1997-2015 View profile
- Edward Mark George Sibson 2010-2017 View profile
- Mark Gregory James Youd 2004-2009 View profile
- Andrew James O'Connor 1997-2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Sports and recreation education
- Incorporated
- 20/06/1997
- Also a registered charity
- Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Grants received
2 grants · £103,615 total360Giving 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £100,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £3,615
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Christopher Ian Walsh Director · appointed 2022
- Ann Barwell Director · appointed 2013
- Andrew David Parker Director · appointed 2006
- Keith Robert Hampton Director · appointed 2013
- Abbie Holly Firth Director · appointed 2025
- Karen Joy Cane Director · appointed 2009
- Matthew Allen Director · appointed 2024
- Rosalind Susan Paterson Director · appointed 1997
Directors past 6 years
- Ann Barwell Director · appointed 2013
- Andrew David Parker Director · appointed 2006
- Keith Robert Hampton Director · appointed 2013
- Karen Joy Cane Director · appointed 2009
- Rosalind Susan Paterson Director · appointed 1997
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Ann Barwell Director · appointed 2013
- Keith Robert Hampton Director · appointed 2013
- Abbie Holly Firth Director · appointed 2025
- Karen Joy Cane Director · appointed 2009
- Matthew Allen Director · appointed 2024
- Rosalind Susan Paterson Director · appointed 1997
Portfolio (2)
- Christopher Ian Walsh Director · appointed 2022
- Andrew David Parker Director · appointed 2006
Left in the last 12 months
- Paul Withnall Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 03389636
- 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 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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