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Swim England North East Limited

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

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Previous officers 3

  1. Howard Gowland Leighton 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Kathryn Smith 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. William Raymond Gordon 2019-2026 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/09/2019

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.

  • Barry James Saunders ceased 2020-10-06
    25-50% voting · notified 2019-09-19 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David Anthony Watson ceased 2020-10-06
    25-50% voting · notified 2019-09-19 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Swim England North East Limited is controlled by Barry James Saunders
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2019-09-19, ceased 2020-10-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Barry James Saunders.

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
£768,830
Total assets
£768,830
Cash
£767,539
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

9 directors on the board

5.2y median 6.8y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Dormant 3Professional services 2Agriculture 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
12215986
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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