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Company · Wincanton

The Balsam Centre

The Balsam Centre is an active UK company (number 03898170), incorporated 1999, with 9 current directors including Frances Louise Da Cunha and Anna Marie Lance. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

Pre-primary education

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Previous officers 38

  1. Thomas Patrick Mcgauran 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. David Edward Kemp 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Tamsin Lilias Graham 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Sara Charlotte Kirkby 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Jane Helen Hopkins 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Robert Alan Dickinson 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Helena Edith Maria Groom 2014-2022 Director View profile
  8. Helen Elizabeth Rooke 2012-2015 Director View profile
  9. Shirley Hayward MBE 2012-2015 Director View profile
  10. Stephan Paul White 2010-2025 Director View profile
  11. Dr Joanne June Whale 2010-2011 Director View profile
  12. Nigel Stewart Engert 2010-2012 Director View profile
  13. Kathleen Jane Lock 2008-2012 Director View profile
  14. Sarah White 2008-2026 Director View profile
  15. Timothy Guy Robin Carroll 2006-2018 Director View profile
  16. Elizabeth Ann Simmons 2006-2007 Director View profile
  17. Susan Clare Illingworth 2006-2008 Director View profile
  18. Sarah Teresa Hughes 2003-2009 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Chilton 2003-2017 Director View profile
  20. Jeanette Mary Lock 2002-2009 Director View profile
  21. Anthony Goddard 2001-2002 Director View profile
  22. Christine Dean 2000-2003 Director View profile
  23. Julian James Brooks 2000-2003 Director View profile
  24. Jennifer Ann Chaudoir 2000-2003 Director View profile
  25. Winder, Colin, Cllr 1999-2000 Director View profile
  26. Hazel Rodber 1999-2002 Director View profile
  27. Douglas Glen Castle 1999-2003 Director View profile
  28. Peter Donald Morton 1999-2002 Director View profile
  29. David John Winter 1999-2001 Director View profile
  30. John Cornelius Bartholemew 1999-2025 Director View profile
  31. Elizabeth Posnett 1999-2000 Director View profile
  32. Cheryl Anne Marian Baker 1999-2010 Director View profile
  33. Luanne Jones 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  34. Edward Simon Sowerby 2012-2023 Secretary View profile
  35. Richard Porter 2003-2023 Secretary View profile
  36. Peter Collingwood 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  37. Desmond Frederick Underwood 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  38. Lygia Jane Winter 1999-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Pre-primary education; Other human health activities
Incorporated
22/12/1999
Registered office
Wincanton
Also a registered charity
The Balsam Centre
Previous names
Wincanton Community Venture (until 27/02/2025)

Grants received

24 grants · £1,057,526 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £628,287 (4 grants)
  • Somerset Community Foundation · £265,215 (14 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £76,628 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £76,627 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £8,100

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.

9 directors on the board

4.5y median 1.4y
average tenure
10.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Business services 2Health and social care 2Retail and trade 2Dormant 1Professional services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03898170
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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