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Company · Gosport

Oarsome Chance

Educational support services

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Vanessa Flapper 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Taniya Bandopadnyay 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Neil Budgen 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. David De Krester 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Graham Andrew Whitehead 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Nick Walters 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Amanda Powell 2020-2022 Director View profile
  8. Stephen James Carr 2020-2022 Director View profile
  9. Kathryn Louise Ashman 2019-2024 Director View profile
  10. Sharon Elizabeth Chinnappa 2018-2019 Director View profile
  11. Rodney Ashman 2018-2024 Director View profile
  12. Ross David Daniel 2018-2022 Director View profile
  13. Paul Freemantle O'Grady 2015-2021 Director View profile
  14. Emma O'Grady 2015-2021 Director View profile
  15. Stuart Mcclellan 2015-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Educational support services; Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
19/10/2015
Registered office
Gosport
Also a registered charity
Oarsome Chance
Previous names
Oarsome Chance Foundation (until 24/05/2018)

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.

Group

  1. Oarsome Chance is controlled by Emma O'Grady
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-10-18, ceased 2018-02-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Emma O'Grady.

3 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.

Grants received

9 grants · £524,330 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.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £452,628 (6 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £42,000
  • BBC Children in Need · £29,702 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £394,4322024-04-25
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,1002024-03-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,5342022-11-25
  • BBC Children in Need £5002022-10-20
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9622021-06-25
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.

8 directors on the board

2y median 1.5y
average tenure
3.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

1
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.

Hospitality 1Professional services 1Tech and media 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
09829935
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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