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Headstart (Chester) Holdings Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Christopher James Coxhead 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Karen Lancaster 2018-2023 Director View profile
  3. Joanne Longden 2018-2023 Director View profile
  4. Stephanie Dentith 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Lesley Farrell 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. John Peter Dentith 2017-2020 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/06/2017

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • John Peter Dentith ceased 2020-01-29
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-06-07
  • Stephanie Dentith ceased 2020-01-29
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-04-20
  • Joanne Longden ceased 2023-10-24
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-01-29
  • Karen Lancaster ceased 2023-10-24
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-01-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Lesley Farrell ceased 2023-10-24
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-01-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-10-24

Group

  1. Headstart (Chester) Holdings Limited is controlled by John Peter Dentith
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-06-07, ceased 2020-01-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Peter Dentith.

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.

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.

1 directors on the board

2.7y median 2.7y
average tenure
2.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Education 89Finance 9Health and social care 7Property 5Business services 1Professional services 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
10807576
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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