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Company · London Liquidation

Alpha Community Nurseries Limited

Other service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Cathryn Dickens 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Nicola Scott 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Alison Lucy Dawn Finch 2019-2019 Director View profile
  4. Rachael Robertson 2019-2019 Director View profile
  5. Samantha Lucy Smy 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. Nick Leeder 2017-2019 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Jane Brown 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. David Stuart Finch 2013-2022 Director View profile
  9. Julie Brenda Bullivant 2013-2016 Director View profile
  10. Carolynn Ruth Sime 2013-2017 Director View profile
  11. Lisa Jane Pratt 2009-2013 Director View profile
  12. Shaun Colin Pratt 2006-2013 Director View profile
  13. Lisa Pratt 2007-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
14/06/2006
Registered office
London
Previous names
Safe Hands DAY Nursery (Diss) Limited (until 15/09/2015)

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

  • David Stuart Finch ceased 2022-09-30
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Christopher James Hewson ceased 2021-06-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jane Sarah Hewson ceased 2021-06-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Carolyn Sime ceased 2017-11-19
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Sarah Jane Brown ceased 2017-08-18
    significant influence · notified 2016-05-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Alpha Nurseries LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-06-14
  • Alpha Nurseries LTD ceased 2020-06-14
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Alpha Community Nurseries Limited is controlled by David Stuart Finch
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Stuart Finch.

2 other companies 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.

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

9.8y median 12.8y
average tenure
12.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
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.

Business services 6Health and social care 6Arts and leisure 3Dormant 3Education 3Finance 3Other services 3

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05846256
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2025
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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