Company
OAK Grove Community Church
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Matthew Geoffrey Leslie Baxter 2015-2021 View profile
- Benjamin Aaron Rayner 2015-2022 View profile
- Susan Adams 2012-2015 View profile
- Jonathan Michael Luke Rowden 2008-2014 View profile
- Julian David Bryant 2008-2016 View profile
- Nicholas Blanch 2006-2015 View profile
- Josephine Lindner 2006-2010 View profile
- Elsbeth Jane Gill 2003-2004 View profile
- Susan Mary Ross 2003-2008 View profile
- Steven Andrew Rayner 2003-2007 View profile
- Ian Charles Savory 2003-2013 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/10/2003
- Also a registered charity
- OAK Grove Community Church
Ownership
Owned by (7) 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.
- John Cawston Adams
25-50% voting · notified 2021-11-12 - Darren James Woodward
25-50% voting · notified 2021-11-12 - Colin John Ford
25-50% voting · notified 2021-11-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Darren James Woodward ceased 2018-05-03
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Benjamin Aaron Rayner ceased 2018-05-03
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Matthew Geoffrey Leslie Baxter ceased 2018-05-03
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Benjamin Aaron Rayner ceased 2022-10-20
25-50% voting · notified 2021-11-12
Group
- OAK Grove Community Church
is controlled by John Cawston Adams
Evidence
active 25-50% voting · notified 2021-11-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Cawston Adams.
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.
Financials
- Employees
- 0.07
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- John Cawston Adams Director · appointed 2018
- Sheena Christine Emms Director · appointed 2026
- Julie Dawn Packham Director · appointed 2026
- Colin John Ford Director · appointed 2018
- Darren James Woodward Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- John Cawston Adams Director · appointed 2018
- Colin John Ford Director · appointed 2018
- Darren James Woodward Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- John Cawston Adams Director · appointed 2018
- Sheena Christine Emms Director · appointed 2026
- Julie Dawn Packham Director · appointed 2026
- Colin John Ford Director · appointed 2018
- Darren James Woodward Director · appointed 2015
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04926246
- 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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