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Chapel Down Group PLC
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 19
- Andrew James Carter 2021-2025 View profile
- Stewart Charles Gilliand 2021-2024 View profile
- Martin Richard Glenn 2020-2025 View profile
- Selina Holliday Emeny 2018-2023 View profile
- Gareth Robert David Bath 2018-2019 View profile
- Mark Simon Harvey 2016-2022 View profile
- John Michael Dunsmore 2013-2020 View profile
- Richard Gary Balfour-Lynn 2003-2009 View profile
- Paul Richard Kraftman 2002-2004 View profile
- Paul Brett 2002-2018 View profile
- Timothy Robert Brian Hazell 2002-2002 View profile
- Frazer Douglas Thompson 2002-2021 View profile
- Simon Patrick Hume-Kendall 2002-2004 View profile
- Walter Michael James Partridge 2002-2002 View profile
- Adrian Peter Drewe 2002-2004 View profile
- Robert Allan Charles Smith 2022-2025 View profile
- Richard Alexander Bruce Woodhouse 2004-2022 View profile
- Christopher Kerr Brown 2002-2004 View profile
- Nicholas Joseph Gabay 2002-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 28/01/2002
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.
- Ipgl Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-06-13
Group
- Chapel Down Group PLC
is controlled by Ipgl Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-06-13 · source: Companies House PSC register - Ipgl Limited
is controlled by Ipgl (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Ipgl (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by Michael Alan Spencer
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Michael Alan Spencer.
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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.
Grants received
1 grant · £32,560 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £32,560
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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.
6 directors on the board
- Michael Alan Spencer Director · appointed 2023
- James Dominic Brooke Director · appointed 2013
- Samantha Anne Wren Director · appointed 2019
- James Richard Somerset Pennefather Director · appointed 2025
- Peter Simon Litherland Director · appointed 2025
- Nigel William Wray Director · appointed 2004
Directors past 6 years
- James Dominic Brooke Director · appointed 2013
- Samantha Anne Wren Director · appointed 2019
- Nigel William Wray Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (6)
- Michael Alan Spencer Director · appointed 2023
- James Dominic Brooke Director · appointed 2013
- Samantha Anne Wren Director · appointed 2019
- James Richard Somerset Pennefather Director · appointed 2025
- Peter Simon Litherland Director · appointed 2025
- Nigel William Wray Director · appointed 2004
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
- 04362181
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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