The Original Bowling Company Limited
Company 05163827 Active
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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
- Mathew Hart Director · appointed 2015
- Melanie Dickinson Director · appointed 2014
- Antony David Smith Director · appointed 2026
- Stephen Burns Director · appointed 2012
- Darryl Wayne Lewis Director · appointed 2021
8.6y median 11.3y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Mathew Hart Director · appointed 2015
- Melanie Dickinson Director · appointed 2014
- Stephen Burns Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Darryl Wayne Lewis Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (4)
- Mathew Hart Director · appointed 2015
- Melanie Dickinson Director · appointed 2014
- Antony David Smith Director · appointed 2026
- Stephen Burns Director · appointed 2012
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also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Laurence Brian Keen Director · appointed 2014 · 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.
Dormant 18Arts and leisure 9Property 5Professional services 2Finance 1
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
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.
Related organisations
- Kanyeco Limited 4 shared directors
- Hollywood Bowl Group PLC 3 shared directors
- Mable Entertainment Limited 2 shared directors
- Bowlplex Limited 2 shared directors
- Wessex Support Services Limited 2 shared directors
- Milton Keynes Entertainment Company Limited 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 05163827 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 25/06/2004 |
| Address | FOCUS 31 WEST WING, CLEVELAND ROAD HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP2 7BW |
| Accounts next due | 30/06/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/09/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
93199 - Other sports activities93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
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.
- Kendallco Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-10-31 - Kendallco Limited ceased 2017-10-31
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Owns 3 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Mable Entertainment Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - AMF Bowling (Eastleigh) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Original Bowling Company (NI) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-06-14
Officers (17)
- Antony David Smith Director · appointed 2026
- Darryl Wayne Lewis Director · appointed 2021
- Mathew Hart Director · appointed 2015
- Melanie Dickinson Director · appointed 2014
- Stephen Burns Director · appointed 2012
Show 12 former officers
- Laurence Brian Keen Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2026
- Katherine Lisa Collis Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2008
- Jonathan Gordon Hufford Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2010
- Thomas Woodstock Harris Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2010
- Richard John Cook Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2014
- Peter Woodstock Harris Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2010
- Mark Dennis Root Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2011
- Paul Edward Woodstock Harris Secretary · appointed 2004 · resigned 2014
- Christopher Frank Caesar Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2004
- Laurence Patrick Kehoe Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2004
- Michael Ernest Phelan Secretary · appointed 2004 · resigned 2004
- William Thomas Didlake Jr Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2004
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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