Company
The WAR Poets Association Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Michael Robert Scott 2024-2026 View profile
- Nigel Jonathan Bradley 2019-2024 View profile
- Helen Mcphail 2004-2007 View profile
- Patrick John Villa 2004-2019 View profile
- David Bruce Montague Worthington 2004-2024 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/02/2004
- Also a registered charity
- The WAR Poets Association Limited
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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 Paul Howlett
25-50% voting · notified 2024-10-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company - David Bruce Montague Worthington ceased 2024-10-28
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Patrick John Villa ceased 2019-01-24
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The WAR Poets Association Limited
is controlled by John Paul Howlett
Evidence
active 25-50% voting · notified 2024-10-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Paul Howlett.
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
- Net assets
- £896
- Total assets
- £896
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-02-28. 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.
2 directors on the board
- John Paul Howlett Director · appointed 2024
- Professor Paul Gerard O'Prey Director · appointed 2004
Directors past 6 years
- Professor Paul Gerard O'Prey Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- John Paul Howlett Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Professor Paul Gerard O'Prey Director · appointed 2004
Left in the last 12 months
- Michael Robert Scott 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
- 05038807
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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