Company · Wimborne
Worldwide Veterinary Service
Veterinary activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- John Douglas Gaye 2016-2023 View profile
- Dr Clive Anthony Ferrers Munns 2014-2023 View profile
- Les Ward 2014-2023 View profile
- Nicholas James Bell 2003-2023 View profile
- Dr Daniel James Holden 2003-2014 View profile
- Luke Robert Gamble 2003-2014 View profile
- Robert Charles Lowe 2003-2023 View profile
- Helen Margaret Lord 2009-2013 View profile
- Gibson Secretaries Limited 2005-2009 View profile
- Craig Neal Rutland 2003-2023 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Veterinary activities
- Incorporated
- 21/05/2003
- Registered office
- Wimborne
- Also a registered charity
- Worldwide Veterinary Service
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Dogs Trust
significant influence · notified 2024-07-01 - Dogs Trust Trustee Limited ceased 2024-07-01
significant influence · notified 2023-05-01
Group
- Worldwide Veterinary Service
is controlled by Dogs Trust
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2024-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register - Dogs Trust
is controlled by Dogs Trust Trustee Limited
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Dogs Trust Trustee Limited.
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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.
5 directors on the board
- Owen Jonathan Sharp Director · appointed 2023
- Joanne Louise Howard Director · appointed 2023
- Prof Richard John Mellanby Director · appointed 2014
- Philip Giles Daubeny Director · appointed 2023
- Ian Andrew Battersby Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Prof Richard John Mellanby Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Owen Jonathan Sharp Director · appointed 2023
- Joanne Louise Howard Director · appointed 2023
- Prof Richard John Mellanby Director · appointed 2014
- Philip Giles Daubeny Director · appointed 2023
- Ian Andrew Battersby Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
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
- 04773693
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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