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Optimistic Trout Productions C.I.C.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Emma Heidi Hazelwood 2014-2025 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Muggeridge 2012-2025 Director View profile
  3. Stephen Anthony Judd 2010-2013 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/12/2010

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.

  • Linda Susan Benfield ceased 2022-02-10
    significant influence · notified 2016-11-22
  • The Green Gathering
    75-100% shares, 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (trust), 75-100% voting (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2022-02-10

Group

  1. Optimistic Trout Productions C.I.C. is controlled by Linda Susan Benfield
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-11-22, ceased 2022-02-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Linda Susan Benfield.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£42,693
Total assets
£42,693
Cash
£39,768
Employees
0
Turnover
£509,438
Profit/loss
£39,632

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31£509,438£42,693
2024-12-31£387,279£3,061

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

8.1y median 8y
average tenure
15.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Arts and leisure 1Hospitality 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
07460992
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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