Company · Hemel Hempstead
English Sangha Trust Limited(the)
Activities of religious organizations
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Kathleen LazenbattDirector · since 2023
- Brigitte BurnettDirector · since 2019
- Nicholas CarrollDirector · since 2016
- Kazuko KawamuraDirector · since 2012
- Caroline Melita LeinsterDirector · since 2011
- John Peters StevensDirector · since 2002
- Chathumini Dimindra WickramasinghaSecretary · since 2024
Previous officers (22)
- Haththotuwa, Hasanthi Randula, Dr.Director · 2024–2025
- Juan Manuel SerranoDirector · 2021–2024
- Penelope Barbara Wakefield-PearceDirector · 2011–2018
- Morawakkoralege Sudanta AbeyakoonDirector · 2006–2022
- Wilkinson, Julia Charlotte, DrDirector · 2004–2009
- Nancy Louise WrightDirector · 1999–2011
- Bhikkhu, Viradhammo, VenerableDirector · 1994–1999
- Linda Maria MedhinaDirector · 1992–2009
- Sucitto, Bhikkhu, VenerableDirector · 1992–2003
- John Colin Keith AshDirector · 1992–2017
- Venerable Bhikkhu SumedhoDirector · –2003
- George Ernest SharpDirector · –1995
- William Rodney BrenchleyDirector · –1992
- Bhikkhu AnandoDirector · –1992
- Freda Newth WintDirector · –1992
- Venerable Amaro BhikkhuDirector · –1994
- Keith Robert HammondSecretary · 2005–2012
- Christina Anna JanoszkaSecretary · 2001–2005
- Diana JonesSecretary · 1999–2001
- Sister JotakaSecretary · 1992–1993
- Lawrence John HainesSecretary · –1992
- Attapemo, Bhikkhu, VenSecretary · –1999
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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How it connects
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Theravada Monastic Trust 1 shared director
- Serendipity Books Limited 1 shared director
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Shared officers are formal board links, not proof the organisations work together.
About
- What it does
- Activities of religious organizations
- Incorporated
- 01/05/1956
- Registered office
- Hemel Hempstead
- Also a registered charity
- The English Sangha Trust Limited
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.
6 directors on the board
- Brigitte Burnett Director · appointed 2019
- John Peters Stevens Director · appointed 2002
- Caroline Melita Leinster Director · appointed 2011
- Kazuko Kawamura Director · appointed 2012
- Nicholas Carroll Director · appointed 2016
- Kathleen Lazenbatt Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Brigitte Burnett Director · appointed 2019
- John Peters Stevens Director · appointed 2002
- Caroline Melita Leinster Director · appointed 2011
- Kazuko Kawamura Director · appointed 2012
- Nicholas Carroll Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Brigitte Burnett Director · appointed 2019
- Kazuko Kawamura Director · appointed 2012
- Nicholas Carroll Director · appointed 2016
- Kathleen Lazenbatt Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (2)
- John Peters Stevens Director · appointed 2002
- Caroline Melita Leinster Director · appointed 2011
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00565499
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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