Company
Ladybird PRE-School Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Alan Woodley 2002-2026 View profile
- Peter John Harrison 2002-2022 View profile
- Anna Fisher 2002-2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/09/2002
- Also a registered charity
- Ladybird PRE-School Limited
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Maria Ellen Matthews
significant influence · notified 2016-12-01 - Alan Woodley ceased 2026-05-14
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Peter John Harrison ceased 2022-02-22
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Ladybird PRE-School Limited
is controlled by Maria Ellen Matthews
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-12-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Maria Ellen Matthews.
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £187,463
- Cash
- £28,727
- Employees
- 29
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
1 grant · £4,000 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
- Oxfordshire Community Foundation · £4,000
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.
2 directors on the board
- Jayne Carpenter Director · appointed 2024
- Maria Ellen Matthews Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Maria Ellen Matthews Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Jayne Carpenter Director · appointed 2024
- Maria Ellen Matthews Director · appointed 2016
Left in the last 12 months
- Alan Woodley Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2026
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04531247
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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