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The Cyclists' Defence Fund
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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 19
- Paul William Baker 2024-2026 View profile
- Dr Janet Atherton 2021-2024 View profile
- Stewart James Pratt 2017-2021 View profile
- Chris Field 2011-2017 View profile
- Nichola Gough 2010-2017 View profile
- Stephen Martyn Bolt 2010-2017 View profile
- Helen Vecht 2009-2017 View profile
- Robin Lincoln Muers 2009-2016 View profile
- Philip Daniel Michaels 2008-2010 View profile
- Tharuman Shivaji Shivapadasundaram 2007-2021 View profile
- Susan Irene Bence 2004-2005 View profile
- Roger Neil Geffen 2003-2024 View profile
- Gordon Gemmell Selway 2003-2007 View profile
- Colin Langdon 2003-2008 View profile
- Sarah Mitchell 2025-2026 View profile
- Phil Hall 2020-2025 View profile
- Paul Tuohy 2014-2020 View profile
- Gordon Seabright 2012-2014 View profile
- Kevin Edward Mayne 2003-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 04/06/2003
- Registered office
- Guildford
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.
- Cyclists Touring Club.
75-100% shares · notified 2019-03-01
Group
- The Cyclists' Defence Fund
is controlled by Cyclists Touring Club.
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2019-03-01 · source: Companies House PSC register - Cyclists Touring Club.
is controlled by Daniel Nevill Howard
Evidence
ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-05-01, ceased 2019-03-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Daniel Nevill Howard.
10 other companies in this group
- CTC Charitable Trust
- Cyclists' Touring Club (Central) Limited
- Cyclists' Touring Club (Southern) Limited
- Cyclists' Touring Club (Eastern) Limited
- Cyclists' Touring Club (Northern) Limited
- Cyclists Touring Club.
- CTC (Cycle Racing) Limited
- Cyclists' Touring Club (Sales) Limited
- CTC Cycling Holidays and Tours Limited
- Cyclists' Touring Club (Western) Limited
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.
2 directors on the board
- Ashley Paul Wheaton Director · appointed 2026
- Mark Richard Smith Director · appointed 2021
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Ashley Paul Wheaton Director · appointed 2026
- Mark Richard Smith Director · appointed 2021
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Paul William Baker Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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
- 04787626
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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