The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
Company 04918382 Active
Registered charity: The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
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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
- Andrew Gordon Brown Director · appointed 2018
- Fiona Elizabeth Luck Director · appointed 2014
- Christopher Charles Blanchard Cowdray Director · appointed 2007
- Rodney Peter Donald Birrell Director · appointed 2018
- Melanie Avril Shepherd Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Andrew Gordon Brown Director · appointed 2018
- Fiona Elizabeth Luck Director · appointed 2014
- Christopher Charles Blanchard Cowdray Director · appointed 2007
- Rodney Peter Donald Birrell Director · appointed 2018
- Melanie Avril Shepherd Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Andrew Gordon Brown Director · appointed 2018
- Fiona Elizabeth Luck Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (3)
- Christopher Charles Blanchard Cowdray Director · appointed 2007
- Rodney Peter Donald Birrell Director · appointed 2018
- Melanie Avril Shepherd Director · appointed 2012
Left in the last 12 months
- Zoe Helen Woods Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Dswf Trading Company Limited 1 shared director
- Troubadour Theatres Limited 1 shared director
- ACE Blanshard Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 04918382 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 01/10/2003 |
| Address | ONE, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON, EC1A 7BL |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Dswf Trading Company Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (15)
- Andrew Gordon Brown Director · appointed 2018
- Rodney Peter Donald Birrell Director · appointed 2018
- Fiona Elizabeth Luck Director · appointed 2014
- Melanie Avril Shepherd Director · appointed 2012
- Christopher Charles Blanchard Cowdray Director · appointed 2007
Show 10 former officers
- Zoe Helen Woods Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
- Jamie Alexander Francis Rountree Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2017
- Andries Daniel Faber Pienaar Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2021
- Richard Andrew Powless Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2014
- Peter Giblin Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2005
- Nigel Lawrence Colne Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2022
- David Ivon Gower Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2005
- Nigel John Keen Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2018
- Bruce William Norris Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2018
- Avril Shirley Shepherd Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2015
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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