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The Toybox Charity

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Samuel John Shrouder 2018-2022 Director View profile
  2. Ian Richard Gray 2017-2023 Director View profile
  3. Francis Jack Goss 2017-2025 Director View profile
  4. Fernando Caicedo 2017-2025 Director View profile
  5. Alan David De Sousa Caires 2016-2018 Director View profile
  6. Gaynor Joan Derham 2016-2025 Director View profile
  7. Nicola Battle 2015-2024 Director View profile
  8. Joanna Catherine Hytner 2014-2018 Director View profile
  9. Joanna Rachel Watson 2013-2018 Director View profile
  10. David William Albert Lowbridge 2010-2017 Director View profile
  11. Jenifer Mary York 2009-2015 Director View profile
  12. Bridget Plass 2009-2012 Director View profile
  13. Nicola Amber Adlam 2008-2014 Director View profile
  14. Elspeth Lindsay Mary Melluish 2007-2012 Director View profile
  15. Martin Jennings 2005-2014 Director View profile
  16. Alastair William Welford 2004-2012 Director View profile
  17. Stephen David Barnet 2001-2009 Director View profile
  18. Edward Stuart Pascall 2001-2007 Director View profile
  19. Ian Edwards 2000-2000 Director View profile
  20. Gary Peter Grant 2000-2004 Director View profile
  21. Sarah Anne George 2000-2008 Director View profile
  22. Caroline Susan Taylor 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  23. John Robert Eke 2007-2016 Secretary View profile
  24. David John Stephenson 2000-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
29/03/2000
Registered office
Milton Keynes
Also a registered charity
The Toybox Charity

Ownership

Owned by (9) 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.

  • Nicola Battle ceased 2021-10-12
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Joanna Catherine Hytner ceased 2018-09-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • William Albert Lowbridge ceased 2017-09-27
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Samuel John Shrouder ceased 2021-10-12
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Joanna Rachel Watson ceased 2018-09-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Alan David De Sousa Caires ceased 2018-06-12
    significant influence · notified 2016-05-25
  • Gaynor Joan Derham ceased 2021-10-12
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-25
  • Fernando Caicedo ceased 2021-10-12
    significant influence · notified 2017-03-01
  • Ian Richard Gray ceased 2023-09-07
    significant influence · notified 2021-10-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Toybox Charity is controlled by Nicola Battle
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-10-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicola Battle.

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.

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

2.9y median 3y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

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 3Property 3Retail and trade 2Finance 1Health and social care 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03963000
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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