Company · High Wycombe
Chiltern Rangers CIC
Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Nicola Jane ThomasDirector · since 2025
- Sarah ValentineDirector · since 2019
- John Charles ShawDirector · since 2013
- Anthony Lee SpeightDirector · since 2013
Previous officers (5)
- Penelope Lucy TollittDirector · 2020–2026
- Hugh Jonathan ChamberlainDirector · 2020–2026
- Sara Jane GreenwoodDirector · 2013–2019
- Simon Geoffrey Howard LeeDirector · 2012–2013
- Sarah Melrose GreenhalghDirector · 2012–2013
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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How it connects
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Wycombe Wanderers Foundation 1 shared director
- Orcl Land Limited 1 shared director
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About
- What it does
- Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
- Incorporated
- 19/12/2012
- Registered office
- High Wycombe
- Previous names
- Chiltern Woodland Service CIC (until 05/03/2013)
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Nicola Jane Thomas Director · appointed 2025
- Sarah Valentine Director · appointed 2019
- John Charles Shaw Director · appointed 2013
- Anthony Lee Speight Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- Sarah Valentine Director · appointed 2019
- John Charles Shaw Director · appointed 2013
- Anthony Lee Speight Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Sarah Valentine Director · appointed 2019
- Anthony Lee Speight Director · appointed 2013
Portfolio (2)
- Nicola Jane Thomas Director · appointed 2025
- John Charles Shaw Director · appointed 2013
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Penelope Lucy Tollitt Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
- Hugh Jonathan Chamberlain Director · appointed 2020 · 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.
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
- 08336236
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Community Interest Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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