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Company · Chorley

Applecast Limited

Freshwater fishing

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Christine Elizabeth Jones 2017-2019 Director View profile
  2. Ruth Pollock 2017-2017 Director View profile
  3. John Kevin Hodges 2015-2026 Director View profile
  4. Barrie Sumner 2015-2019 Director View profile
  5. Mark Gilligan 2015-2016 Director View profile
  6. Paul Hardman 2014-2019 Director View profile
  7. Craig Buckley 2014-2019 Director View profile
  8. Neil Farnworth 2006-2016 Director View profile
  9. Jane Catherine Farnworth 2006-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Freshwater fishing; Child day-care activities
Incorporated
27/03/2006
Registered office
Chorley
Also a registered charity
Applecast Limited
Previous names
Cast NW Limited (until 08/01/2018)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Neil Farnworth ceased 2025-08-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-03-27 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Applecast Limited is controlled by Neil Farnworth
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-03-27, ceased 2025-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Neil Farnworth.

1 other company in this group

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.

Grants received

11 grants · £176,477 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £93,518 (9 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £41,803
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £41,156

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,8472026-03-13
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002023-06-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002022-03-11
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002021-01-28
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £41,8032020-09-15
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.

7 directors on the board

7.8y median 9y
average tenure
10.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Education 1Other services 1Property 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
  • 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
05758480
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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