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West Somerset Advice Bureau

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 21

  1. Jane Head 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jennifer Duke 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Rollo Hugh Clifford 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. John Yuille Paterson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Brenda Maitland-Walker 2017-2021 Director View profile
  6. David Kenneth Simpson-Scott 2016-2016 Director View profile
  7. David Ivor Williams 2016-2016 Director View profile
  8. Keith John Routledge 2014-2017 Director View profile
  9. Barbara Middleton 2014-2022 Director View profile
  10. Howard Mounfield 2013-2014 Director View profile
  11. Richard Pearce Bulpin 2013-2017 Director View profile
  12. Angela Margaret Gladwin 2010-2013 Director View profile
  13. Peter Thomas Fewell 2010-2013 Director View profile
  14. John Robert Austin 2009-2015 Director View profile
  15. David John Bates 2008-2025 Director View profile
  16. Phillip James Mason 2008-2022 Director View profile
  17. Jane Head 2022-2025 Secretary View profile
  18. Susan Lesley Clowes 2015-2022 Secretary View profile
  19. Paul Butcher 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  20. Angela Lewis 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  21. Barbara Elizabeth Moore-Watchorn 2008-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/09/2008
Also a registered charity
West Somerset Advice Bureau

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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 John Bates ceased 2020-02-27
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-05-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Barbara Middleton ceased 2018-11-07
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-03-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Rollo Hugh Clifford ceased 2020-02-27
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-11-07

Group

  1. West Somerset Advice Bureau is controlled by David John Bates
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-05-01, ceased 2020-02-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David John Bates.

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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

16 grants · £637,568 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.

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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.

4 directors on the board

4.1y median 4.1y
average tenure
6.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Health and social care 1Transport 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06693841
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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