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Who leads it
Previous officers 18
- Rosamund Margaret Marshall 2020-2025 View profile
- John Guy Casagrande 2020-2025 View profile
- James Walter Tugendhat 2016-2020 View profile
- Stephen Dreier 2016-2020 View profile
- Elizabeth Boland 2016-2025 View profile
- Dave Lissy 2016-2020 View profile
- Andrew Terry Morris 2006-2016 View profile
- Russell Mark Ford 2005-2008 View profile
- Phillip Baverstock Rhodes 2002-2006 View profile
- Peter William Aughterson 2001-2002 View profile
- Jean Cross 2001-2005 View profile
- Andrew Richard Aylwin 2001-2001 View profile
- Stephen Kramer 2016-2025 View profile
- Adam David Sage 2010-2016 View profile
- Nicholas John Yarrow 2008-2010 View profile
- Neal Malcolm Hendrie 2004-2008 View profile
- Ronald Arthur Ring 2001-2004 View profile
- Jeremy Hand 2001-2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/02/2001
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Chestnutbay Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2017-02-17
Group
- Acorndrive Limited
is controlled by Chestnutbay Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2017-02-17 · source: Companies House PSC register - Chestnutbay Limited
is controlled by Chestnutbay Acquisitionco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2017-01-03 · source: Companies House PSC register - Chestnutbay Acquisitionco Limited
is controlled by Conchord Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2017-05-25 · source: Companies House PSC register - Conchord Limited
is controlled by Bhfs TWO Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2017-05-14 · source: Companies House PSC register - Bhfs TWO Limited
is controlled by Bhfs ONE Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2017-03-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Bhfs ONE Limited.
56 other companies in this group
- The Phoenix DAY Nursery Limited
- Four Seasons AT Spectrum Limited
- Four Seasons Nurseries (Scotland) Limited
- Secret Garden (Wilmington) Limited
- Pegasus Childcare LTD
- Bhfs TWO Limited
- Kidsunlimited Limited
- Norfolk Lodge School Limited
- LE Club Frere Jacques Limited
- Bright Horizons Livingston Limited
- Acorndrift Limited
- Asquith Court Holdings Limited
- Chestnutbay Limited
- Magic Daycare Nursery (Finchley) Limited
- Asquith Nurseries Developments Limited
- Bright Horizons Foundation for Children (UK)
- Asquith Nannies Limited
- Inglewood DAY Nursery and College Limited
- Bhfs (Maidenhead) Limited
- Rivertide Education Limited
- Casterbridge Real Estate LTD
- Casterbridge Nurseries LTD
- Hickory House Children's DAY Nursery Limited
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited
- Asquith Nurseries Limited
- Chestnutbay Acquisitionco Limited
- Springfield Lodge DAY Nursery (Dartford) Limited
- Muddy Puddles Childcare Limited
- Conchord Limited
- Four Seasons AT Skypark Limited
- Zoom Nurseries Limited
- Goosebrook Limited
- The Secret Garden (WKC) Limited
- Asquith Court Nurseries Limited
- Tadpoles Nurseries Limited
- First Steps Property Limited
- Allgold Investments Limited
- Westchester House Nursery Schools Limited
- Cheshire Plato LLP
- Fran N BRU Limited
- Magic Nursery Muswell Hill Limited
- Zoom Nurseries (Blackheath) Limited
- Teddies Childcare Provision Limited
- Magic Nursery Group LTD
- Springfield Lodge DAY Nursery (Swanscombe) Limited
- The Secret Garden DAY Nursery Limited
- Asquith DAY Nurseries Limited
- Bobby's Playhouse Limited
- Magic Daycare Nursery LTD
- GNS Property Services Limited
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.
2 directors on the board
- John Francis Butler Director · appointed 2022
- Philip John Smith Director · appointed 2025
2.7y median 2.7y
average tenure
4.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- John Francis Butler Director · appointed 2022
- Philip John Smith Director · appointed 2025
0
also govern a charity
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.
Education 63Health and social care 9Business services 8Professional services 8Property 3Dormant 2Finance 1Manufacturing 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
- 04167362
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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