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Wolverhampton Fair Trade Supplies Community Interest Company

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

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David Alan Bickley 2014-2020 Director View profile
Josephine Ann Bickley 2011-2023 Director View profile
Teresa Ely 2010-2012 Director View profile
Kareen Anne Lowther 2010-2013 Director View profile
Paul Terence Abbs 2010-2015 Director View profile
Margaret Brownlow 2010-2015 Director View profile
Patricia Alison Bull 2010-2012 Director View profile
Mavis Ann Mcmanus 2009-2016 Director View profile
David Richard Fulljames 2009-2026 Director View profile
Colin Ronald Haynes 2009-2017 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 03/09/2009

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.

9 directors on the board

Simon John Swanwick Director · appointed 2013
Jessica Rose Pringle Director · appointed 2010
Philip Shuttleworth Director · appointed 2010
Brenda Kathleen Shuttleworth Director · appointed 2016
Rachel Verity Freeland Director · appointed 2010
Elaine Karen Jones Director · appointed 2009
Louise Ann Whatton Director · appointed 2015
Dr Isabel Anne Gillis Director · appointed 2024
Katharine Victoria Green Director · appointed 2010

12.9y median 16y

average tenure

16.9y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Simon John Swanwick Director · appointed 2013
Jessica Rose Pringle Director · appointed 2010
Philip Shuttleworth Director · appointed 2010
Brenda Kathleen Shuttleworth Director · appointed 2016
Rachel Verity Freeland Director · appointed 2010
Elaine Karen Jones Director · appointed 2009
Louise Ann Whatton Director · appointed 2015
Katharine Victoria Green Director · appointed 2010

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Jessica Rose Pringle Director · appointed 2010
Philip Shuttleworth Director · appointed 2010
Brenda Kathleen Shuttleworth Director · appointed 2016
Rachel Verity Freeland Director · appointed 2010
Elaine Karen Jones Director · appointed 2009
Louise Ann Whatton Director · appointed 2015
Dr Isabel Anne Gillis Director · appointed 2024
Katharine Victoria Green Director · appointed 2010

Portfolio (1)

Simon John Swanwick Director · appointed 2013

Also govern a charity

Elaine Karen Jones Wolverhampton Methodist Circuit

Left in the last 12 months

David Richard Fulljames Director · appointed 2009 · 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.

Hospitality 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: 07008471
Status: Active
Type: Community Interest Company
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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