Company
Townhouse Childcare Limited
Townhouse Childcare Limited is an active UK company (number 04562951), incorporated 2002, with 6 current directors including Claire Allen and Laura Barrington-Fortune. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- William Newton 2022-2025 View profile
- Cary Rankin 2022-2025 View profile
- Emma Louise Jones 2020-2022 View profile
- Julie Lightley 2005-2022 View profile
- Susan Hazel 2002-2005 View profile
- Ian Lightley 2005-2022 View profile
- David Frank Stanway 2002-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/10/2002
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.
- Ian Lightley ceased 2022-02-17
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Julie Lightley ceased 2022-02-17
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Windmill Childcare Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Townhouse Childcare Limited
is controlled by Ian Lightley
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-02-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ian Lightley.
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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.
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
- Claire Allen Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew Mark Dalton Director · appointed 2025
- Laura Barrington-Fortune Director · appointed 2025
- Marie Lloyd Director · appointed 2025
- Cheryl Darroch Director · appointed 2025
- Ursula Jane Krystek-Walton Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (6)
- Claire Allen Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew Mark Dalton Director · appointed 2025
- Laura Barrington-Fortune Director · appointed 2025
- Marie Lloyd Director · appointed 2025
- Cheryl Darroch Director · appointed 2025
- Ursula Jane Krystek-Walton Director · appointed 2025
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04562951
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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