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Secret World Wildlife Rescue

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 39

  1. Gail Teresa Burfitt 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Hilary Loveday Bloor 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Dr Christopher James Pawson 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Elizabeth Joan Hughes 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Marie Suzanne Negus 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Wendy Jane Goodwin 2021-2026 Director View profile
  7. Michelle Whitham Jones 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Joanne Gilbert 2018-2018 Director View profile
  9. Dr Bel Deering 2018-2021 Director View profile
  10. Roger Neil Anthony Branton 2017-2023 Director View profile
  11. Rebecca Anne De La Bedoyere 2017-2018 Director View profile
  12. Victoria Smith 2017-2017 Director View profile
  13. Dr Michelle Barrows 2016-2020 Director View profile
  14. Dr Paul John Edwards 2015-2017 Director View profile
  15. Raymond John Parfitt 2015-2017 Director View profile
  16. Sarah Jane Holder 2015-2016 Director View profile
  17. Lisa Flahant 2015-2017 Director View profile
  18. Bob Jones 2014-2014 Director View profile
  19. Roger Lucken 2014-2014 Director View profile
  20. Vanessa Lynne Mason 2013-2017 Director View profile
  21. Keith Hanson 2013-2015 Director View profile
  22. Hazel Preller 2012-2015 Director View profile
  23. Mark Rutterford 2012-2015 Director View profile
  24. Sarah Elizabeth Aston 2012-2014 Director View profile
  25. Helen Drew 2011-2013 Director View profile
  26. Victoria Anne Carver 2009-2012 Director View profile
  27. Justin Goodman 2007-2013 Director View profile
  28. Jane Fry 2006-2013 Director View profile
  29. Ann Veronica Hall 2006-2011 Director View profile
  30. Una Arnold 2005-2009 Director View profile
  31. Adrian Ronald Coward 2003-2012 Director View profile
  32. Linda Ann Grove 2003-2005 Director View profile
  33. Valerie Davey 2003-2012 Director View profile
  34. Christopher Frank Stenlake 2020-2025 Secretary View profile
  35. Lesley Joan Browne 2018-2022 Secretary View profile
  36. Paul Edwards 2017-2017 Secretary View profile
  37. Vanessa Mason 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  38. Glyn Berwick 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  39. Simon Andrew Kidner 2003-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/02/2003
Also a registered charity
Secret World Wildlife Rescue

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

Group

  1. Secret World Wildlife Rescue is controlled by Victoria Smith
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-11-24, ceased 2017-08-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Victoria Smith.

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

6 grants · £614,756 total

360Giving 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £597,900 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £15,856 (3 grants)
  • Somerset Community Foundation · £1,000

Most recent

  • Somerset Community Foundation £1,0002022-03-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £13,8002020-08-17
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £584,1002011-09-20
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £1,9082010-06-17
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,6522009-04-15
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

3.6y median 3.6y
average tenure
4.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Retail and trade 2Property 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
04672215
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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