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OLD Whitgiftian Trustees Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 19

  1. John Daniel Etheridge 2020–2025 Director View profile
  2. Timothy James Flood 2020–2025 Director View profile
  3. James Trevor Stremes 2017–2024 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan James Bunn 2015–2020 Director View profile
  5. Ian Bennett Flanagan 2014–2018 Director View profile
  6. Christopher John Jenkins 2013–2017 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Charles Flood 2013–2025 Director View profile
  8. Richard Charles Blundell 2000–2025 Director View profile
  9. Maurice Anthony Eve 2000–2013 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Russell Pickering 2000–2013 Director View profile
  11. Michael John Irwin 2000–2016 Director View profile
  12. James Herbert Allanson 1994 Director View profile
  13. Michael Paul Arscott 1998 Director View profile
  14. Roy Nicholas Lewis 2007 Director View profile
  15. Douglas Archibald Clarke 1992 Director View profile
  16. William Varcoe 1997 Director View profile
  17. Frederick Harold Gauntlett Percy 2006 Director View profile
  18. David Sorby Straw 2000–2025 Secretary View profile
  19. John Eric Lindblom 2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/01/1944

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. OLD Whitgiftian Trustees Limited is controlled by David Sorby Straw
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-04-26, ceased 2024-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Sorby Straw.

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 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.

7 directors on the board

1y median 0.7y
average tenure
1.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 2

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00385199
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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