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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 23

  1. Andrew David Harrison 2025–2026 Director View profile
  2. Colette Burke 2023–2026 Director View profile
  3. Annette Elizabeth Court 2022–2026 Director View profile
  4. Marion Jane Sears 2022–2024 Director View profile
  5. Kalvinder Atwal 2021–2023 Director View profile
  6. Nicola Joy Dulieu 2020–2026 Director View profile
  7. Maurice Nicholas Beech Thompson 2019–2023 Director View profile
  8. Carl David Cowling 2019–2025 Director View profile
  9. Suzanne Claire Baxter 2013–2021 Director View profile
  10. Annemarie Verna Florence Durbin 2012–2022 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Martin Clarke 2012–2019 Director View profile
  12. Jeffery Francis Harris 2011–2012 Director View profile
  13. Henry Eric Staunton 2010–2022 Director View profile
  14. Walker Gordon Boyd 2010–2013 Director View profile
  15. Robert James Moorhead 2008–2024 Director View profile
  16. John William Drummond Hall 2008–2020 Director View profile
  17. Christopher Luke Mayhew 2006–2010 Director View profile
  18. Michael Henry Ellis 2006–2013 Director View profile
  19. Kathryn Elizabeth Swann 2006–2013 Director View profile
  20. Mary-Teresa Rainey 2006–2008 Director View profile
  21. Robert Malcolm Walker 2006–2010 Director View profile
  22. Robert John Orr Barton 2006–2011 Director View profile
  23. Alan James Stewart 2006–2008 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Incorporated
10/08/2004
Board analysis for researchers

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

2.7y median 2y
average tenure
7.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Professional services 18Finance 17Property 12Hospitality 8Dormant 6Business services 4Construction 4Retail and trade 4

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
05202036
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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