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Who leads it
Previous officers 18
- Heather Adele Richardson 2018-2025 View profile
- Edward Geoffrey Parker 2018-2026 View profile
- Helen Rita Wiseman 2018-2023 View profile
- Nick Thompson 2018-2018 View profile
- Robert Denbeigh 2017-2018 View profile
- Per Ranum Simonsen 2016-2018 View profile
- Lisa Logan 2012-2015 View profile
- Christopher Andrew Herbert 2012-2012 View profile
- Michael Edwin Taylor 2009-2012 View profile
- Justin Rees Andersen 2009-2012 View profile
- Amanda Jane Oswell 2005-2009 View profile
- Simon Richard Plunkett 2026-2026 View profile
- Andrew David Seddon 2026-2026 View profile
- Edward Parker 2018-2026 View profile
- Matthew Ryans 2018-2018 View profile
- Paul Ford 2016-2017 View profile
- Amanda Jane Beard 2010-2016 View profile
- Martin William Oswell 2005-2009 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 02/06/2005
Ownership
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.
- Central England CO-Operative Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-01-26 - The Midcounties CO-Operative Limited ceased 2026-01-26
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-02-18
Group
- Avoco UK Limited
is controlled by Central England CO-Operative Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-01-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Central England CO-Operative Limited.
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- Phone CO-OP Numbering Limited
- Tuffin Investments Limited
- Kwik Travel LTD.
- Energy Coop Limited
- CO-Operative Holidays Limited
- Buffer Bear Nurseries Limited
- Floridian Homes LTD
- The Midcounties CO-OP Travel LTD
- The CO-Operative Childcare Limited
- Thomas ELY Limited
- CO-OP Travel Direct Limited
- CO-OP Travel Services Limited
- CO-OP Energy Limited
- CO-Operative Payroll Giving Limited
- First Steps Childrens Nursery (Rathvilly) Limited
- Flow Energy Limited
- Harry Tuffin Limited
- Ecobilling Limited
- First Steps Children's Nursery (Group) LTD
- Early Birds Nursery School Limited
- CO-OP Travel Limited
- Tavistock House DAY Nursery Limited
- Rusts Limited
- First Steps (Stonehouse Farm) Limited
- Buffer Bear Limited
- Central England CO-Operative Limited
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.
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.
3 directors on the board
- Irene Louise Kirkman Director · appointed 2023
- Vivian Stanley Woodell Director · appointed 2009
- Paul James Mather Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Vivian Stanley Woodell Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Irene Louise Kirkman Director · appointed 2023
- Vivian Stanley Woodell Director · appointed 2009
- Paul James Mather Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Heather Adele Richardson Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
- Edward Geoffrey Parker Director · appointed 2018 · 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
- 05469935
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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