Photo: Getty. Commercial Ownership. Thats not aiming to put anyone down, the non-comms I met working there were more than capable of their roles & fantastic people. If you were to act on this, you would be walking out on your family, your friends, your job and everything you have ever known. It also shows Myles Woodcock (son of Garth Woodcock) as the Sales Director. The business was formed by an immediate family with dad (the founder), the eldest son (the MD) and the youngest son (director of a department). Unispace (International) Ltd incorporated in 2011 as Jemc1 by Garth Woodcock & Cyril Parsons, in 2013 Anthony Hazell was appointed a director. Andrew was formerly a director of the now dissolved Hughes Travel Limited. All businesses owned by Plymouth Brethren operate independently of the Church and do not fund the Church. But I wonder how long their beliefs will hold them back. More from Local News The contract awarded to Sante Global Ltd is for a total of 271,500,000 which would bring the total won by Unispace/Sante Global to a staggering 950 million. Why would someone want to change or hide their work history? If youre not judgemental and know how to get on with a range of people, you can probably carve out quite a nice secure career with them as an ally. No headphones, no radio. One contract was concluded on 24 April this year, the other ended just a day later. That said, there are connections between the Nicholas Walker named on Companies House and the fellow trustees of OneSchool Global Knockloughrim. Lee Denny is also a director of Pinnacle (EU) whose ex directors include Matthew Calder of Baca Holdings. It's fine if none of the Bretheren are there because, well, what they don't know won't hurt them but they'll be offended at worst if they catch you. The UK business comes under Global Design Concepts UK and is headed up by the Gray family based in Dublin. Kia Ora and welcome to the largest subreddit for Aotearoa New Zealand! All three businesses link to other Brethren members. Two of these companies are Unispace/Sante and Medco Solutions. No music (unless performed by fellow Brethren). Bronze Architecture based in Rackheath, Norwich. Owned by the Aris family Daniel & Jonathan Aris. GDC Healthcare or Global Design Concepts are a Dublin based interior design company. Ross Robertson is a share holder in Sante Trading Co, formerly Unispace Health. In 2012, the Exclusive Brethren became known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. In total we found over 400 UK companies owned by members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian church with assets of more than 1 million. Dick. Youd be walking into hell, right? working for companies owned by plymouth brethren working for companies owned by plymouth brethren. He notoriously didnt read his emails. You and I, are worldly folk and us worldly folk (and I know youre worldly because youre reading this. Gerard Simmonds was a director of dissolved company Vendimia Ltd alongside Glenn Haughton of Halco Europe Ltd. Fairfield Care Products of Bedford is the Denny family company that supplies Healthcare equipment. The new rule took a dark turn as the church elders found they could use the new alcohol-rich social environment to get EB members drunk and trick them into admitting breaking the multitude of rules, dob in other people, etc - lots of drama ensured. I was paid a good wage and never treated poorly in any way (much better than other employers I have had). Recent filings for PLYMOUTH BRETHREN CHRISTIAN CHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) LIMITED. These eight companies all have connections to Unispace/Sante Global or Medco Solutions. Trustee Charlie Leflaive has significant interests in a company called ToffeIn Ltd, which was awarded three contracts worth more than 4 million. The company owned by the Reiner family, was awarded a contract for PPE by the DHSC totalling 3,940,000 to supply facemasks. Were the elaborate rules that still stand today established to ensure good and proper Christian living? John Nelson Darby, a former clergyman in the Church of Ireland (Anglican), soon . I don't think there's a huge issue with working for them. JMA Trading shows Jonathan Mark Andrews as a current director, he is also a director of Blueleaf. Thus the investigation led us back to the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church members and the companies they owned. It just seemed, well, non-optional. Russell Lynes is a director of the Rapid Relief Team, he is also a former director of ATC Enterprises & Zapp UK Trading. The directors of the company are Tim Pocock, his son Joseph Pocock and Keith Wade. Two other companies with links to the OSG network include Denka UK Ltd. In March 2020, Ross was the Principal, Global Enterprise Accounts at Unispace Global Ltd. Luke was a director of Snaffle Solutions Ltd alongside co director Daniel Reiner, Luke previously was employed for over 7 years at Office Principles Ltd, owned by Cyril Parsons, Cyril is the co-founder of Unispace Global & father of Sebastian Parsons of Sante Global LLP & formerly Unispace Global. Blueleaf provide advice and products for Care Homes. Being related to the MD, it very much seemed that Dick was able to stomp around the office doing and saying whatever he wanted with absolutely zero repercussion. They are based in Peterhead, with a London based showroom sharing the same address as Oska Care, Orcagel also has an Irish based distributor called GC group in Derry. Far from it. Two of these contracts were with PROSPER for 120,142 and a second one was awarded to 17 suppliers (7 of which were owned by members of the Plymouth Brethren) by Bristol City Council for a total of 375,542. In summary the Unispace office design worldwide business was sold to PAG early in 2021. They are good business people, they ALWAYS pay their bills on time. Oh hello. Meanwhile, a Ross Robertson is the director and shareholder at Medco Solutions, which was awarded more than 10 million in two contracts to supply face masks and garments for biological protection. Plymouth Brethren members serve their local community by collectively employing within their businesses thousands of people, many of whom are non-Brethren. Though the company confirmed to Byline Times that a Nick Walker is a director, the school has not not replied to inquiries to confirm whether the same Nick Walker is a trustee. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. He spoke of a desire to live the city life in a skyscraper and wanted to see the world, but knew he never would. These 8 companies all have close contacts to either Unispace Global/Sante Global LLP or Medco Solutions. Sterilab Services was a Harrogate based company owned by the Frizelle family. The company is owned by the Blackledge family and the business was awarded a number of contracts during the pandemic. Director Kenneth James is an ex director of the now dissolved Silverdale Projects Ltd. The company based in Plymouth, is a safety wear & PPE company ran by the Burtenshaw's. I see it all the time when I get lost in comments threads, which I often do. At least 180 million and up to 300 million in ventilator and PPE contracts appear to have been awarded to companies linked to an evangelical movement described as a cult by former members which has multiple ties to the Conservative Party, Byline Times can reveal. They was very supportive and provided a fantastic, structured, secure place to work. The Hereford based hook & loop business is owned by the Haughton family. Its important for me that, you the reader, understand that prior to accepting this role, I had never heard of the Brethren and that the interview process did nothing to deter me. Swearing isn't good,neither is clothing that has offensive things written on it. ARMENIAN EVANGELICAL BRETHREN CHURCH. Ive worked for 2 brethrens people, both of them looked after me very well Id have no quibles in saying they are just great. She was not replaced. This business was based out of the same premises as another brethren PPE contract winning company Lovair Property. 2213 NSW. Another company called Tower Supplies, based in Dorset, appears to have been awarded more than 40 million in two contracts to supply PPE. Things became difficult for me after this pand I left a few weeks later. Under the leadership of Bruce Hales the Plymouth Brethren Church and its member have becoming extremely focused on commercial activities, tax efficiencies and it could be argued that the focus has switched . The interviewees politely asked if I could spare some time to speak to a non-comm member of staff before I left, to help me get an idea of what it was like to work there. Whilst you might be thinking, that doesnt sound so bad I witnessed a certain member of staff burn out in front of my eyes. PlymouthBrethren assist each other to establish businesses and provide sustainable employment in full compliance with all legal obligations. In the 3rd part of Profit or Prophet we delve in to a further 8 companies owned by members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. I imagine it would, at least to begin with, feel like an incredibly shameful experience. He liked to be in charge, things had to be done his way. Publicado por em 12 de junho de 2022. working for companies owned by plymouth brethren A matter of fact, yet oddly humorous them and us description was delivered. According to the Charity Commission, Greenfield Gospel Hall Trust is part of the Brethren network. At Open & Candid we have previously highlighted that Blueleaf were awarded a contract to supply face masks to the DHSC worth 4,000,000, the oddity about this contract is that when cross referenced with payments over 25,000 published by the DHSC each month, that the payments appear to add up to well over 30,000,000. You probably won't get much in the way of work functions and social events but this will depend heavily on whether the company is primarily Brethren employees with a few non-Brethren staff, or the other way around (for example we had more non-EB members and it was really just the upper management who were, so we did have some good social functions and they would just eat at a separate table for anything involving food). He rubbed people up the wrong way, put his foot down wherever he could to assert his authority and trampled all over any new and innovative ideas. He cared deeply for his family and did all he could to help them out financially (even though he was in his very early 20s). They also won't refer to themselves as Exclusive Brethren - at least not in my experience. The Plymouth Brethren is led by one man, that leader is Bruce D Hales, known as the 'elect vessel' or 'the man of god', Hales has led the church since 2002, taking over from his father John Hales who led the then Exclusive Brethren from 1987. And why right wing & left wing are finding it increasingly difficult. Long story short, church people are generally good with money, so if you can tolerate religious people in general, theyre pretty good to stick with. I felt awful that the culture was not to admit or talk about this kind of thing. Russell, Timothy & Wayne Lynes are the directors of the Lynes family business. Mostly because they get shit done though. The movement divided shortly afterwards on theological grounds. New to Byline Times? No support, no previous experience in the wider world. You cant vote, or argue with the opposition. A new type of newspaper independent, fearless, outside the system. Again, the company appears to be owned by a family, the Nunn family: Alan, Alex, Daniel, Mary and Richard. The difference is, it would be their choice. Conservative MP Charlie Elphick also accused the Charity Commission of trying to suppress religion in this case. Linkedin now shows Lee Hazell (brother of Anthony Hazell) as Medco Solutions, Commercial Director. Dermott is an ex director of Causeway Vision. This was no ordinary construction company. Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (Exclusive Brethren) 2015. Press J to jump to the feed. Fri 1 Jun 2007 19.06 EDT. Companies House show an allotment of shares at the end of 2013 and lists in September 2014 the shareholding, the largest shareholder was now the Australian registered company Unispace Global PTY Ltd, holding a 51% share, Garth Woodcock & Anthony Hazell owned 19.5% each, Dale Woodcock & Sebastian Parsons holding the remaining 10%, each with 5%. None of our meeting halls have been used since 17th March owing to the current covid situation. But then, being derogatory isnt very Christian, so probably not. E.g. The same person is also named as a director at Blueleaf Ltd, a company that was incorporated in 2011 for non-specialised wholesale trade. Arrow County Supplies is a cleaning products supplier based in Shrewsbury. To pay my way, I found myself working as a temp for a construction company. If you can get past the beliefs and the customs I would have no issue working for them. She worked hard, long hours, but questioned her own ability at every turn. Selkent Fastenings is a London based Fastenings & Fixing supplier. Growing up in the Exclusive Brethren meant missing out on a lot of things other children took for granted. The company provide workwear and lists three directors Gerard & Richard Simmonds and Roy Jones. In 2021 Gordon, Elizabeth & Daniel terminated their directorships. The church told Byline Times: Plymouth Brethren meeting halls are only ever used for their intended charitable purposes and never for business networking or discussion. Samuel is also a former director of the now dissolved Oakhill Products along with a number of other brethren members including Neil Hardwick, who is a former director of Coshield Global and currently a director of UBT (EU). Meetings mostly entailed the group talking him through doing his own work. The family business listed Garth, Mark, Benjamin & Daniel Woodcock alongside Alistair Wickland as directors. By our reckoning contracts have been awarded to 54 companies and now total well over 2.2 Billion, that is correct over 2.2 Billion! Women mustnt wear trousers or make-up. This was no ordinary construction company. The accounts published by the parent company of Blueleaf show a large increase in turnover, which would suggest again that the contract was worth much more than stated on the government UK contracts website. If you dont mind me asking, What was the work social culture like. Orcagel again links to Unispace through director Garth Woodcock, the health & hygiene chemical products business has eight directors from the Cowie, Fowler & Woodcock families alongside Eric Hethrington. Given considerable concern about the billions spent on PPE contracts during the Coronavirus crisis without competitive tendering much of which appears to have gone to Conservative friends and donors this new revelation suggests an ever narrower sectional interest when it comes to public funds. It was awarded a 416,000 contract to supply PPE to Leeds City Council. The Directors at the time of the award were Gordon & Elizabeth Fentiman and their sons Mark, Warrick & Daniel. Kingsbury Press Ltd is a micro business owned by the Layton family and showing 16k worth of assets. Innova Care Concepts are based in Wetherby. Oska Care links to Unispace through Garth Woodcock, they are a UK wide business owned by the Woodcock family, the head office is listed as in London with offices in Portsmouth, Derby & Aberdeen. Use of Technologies Find out more about us. Not bad for a "church" with 16,000 members in the UK. Minimal sleep was inspirational and not discouraged. Other ex directors include Doug Cowie. In terms of PPE supply and gloves, one company jumped out straightaway, a company called Gloves4u Ltd. Archer Marketing also operate from the same business premises as a company called Orka Safety. Our research is linked to companies owned by members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Its clear that the Brethren world is a mans world, but was the quality of life really better for the Brethren men? He mentioned that they just do a couple of slightly 'odd' things from a workplace p.o.v e.g. They list Lloyd & Bronwen Robertson as directors. Ureka Global are an adhesive manufacturer based in Bristol, owned by the Nunn Family. It was awarded a 4 million contract to supply PPE to the DHSC in May this year. Our research in the UK shows that between the Companies registered on Companies House, Church Halls (Meeting Rooms), Schools and the various other Brethren Charities, that there are well over a 1,000 listed brethren entities in the UK alone, covering the businesses, charities & schools. Youre going to heaven; you just have to live through this hell first. 29 Jun 2021. A month after the story was published, a Brethren company registered as a charity, the Plymouth . The majority of senior positions were reserved for uncles, cousins, brothers-in-law and others that were presumably held in high regard by the church. Directors include Ryan & Garth Parsons. The business has two directors Andrew Cuckson & Patrick South. It became quickly apparent that the men did not and would not clean up after themselves. WTF is BBN I thought. Yeah you will have no problem, just be aware that down the track they might replace you with a Brethren person. My dad works for Bretheren. While some connections therefore may be coincidental, there is a sufficient number of confirmed links to ask why an organisation with so few members should be associated with such a large volume of PPE contracts. There were a number of director changes in late 2020 as the Critchley family relinquished their directorships, including ex director Garry Critchley, Critchley is a current director of Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Limited. I guess what Im trying to do here other than to give you a hopefully fascinating insight into the lives of people you probably didnt know existed Is to put your choice in the limelight. I know a few people who got out. Bob Oliver is a former director of ACAD trading with Alfred Soulsby of CID Products. Robert Halfon, Michael Ellis and Fiona Bruce all received support or attended social events hosted by the group. 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