Company
Forces Safeguard Trust Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 21
- David Michael Bourdeau Jolly 2017-2019 View profile
- Victor Alan Baker 2016-2017 View profile
- John Jude Mather 2013-2016 View profile
- Glenn Fraser Hirchfield 2009-2012 View profile
- Mark Collier Elliot 2003-2009 View profile
- Regan, Michael Dalrymple, Major General 2003-2012 View profile
- Gough, Andrew Bankes, Rear Admiral 2003-2003 View profile
- Robert Brown Guthrie 2002-2026 View profile
- Andrew N/A Wilson 1996-2003 View profile
- Layard, Michael Henry Gordon, Admiral Sir 1995-2026 View profile
- Barry Sinclair Nocher 1995-1998 View profile
- Sarah Ann Fairclough 2002 View profile
- Ford, Robert, General Sir 2002 View profile
- Peter Roger Stevens 1992 View profile
- Michael Patrick Chitty 1992 View profile
- Herbert, Peter Geoffrey Marshall, Admiral Sir 1995 View profile
- MP Secretaries Limited 2013-2019 View profile
- Rupert Stewart Conder 2005-2013 View profile
- Michael Brinton Ratsey 2002-2005 View profile
- Tracy Marina Warren 1993-2002 View profile
- Giles Sebastian Clark 1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/08/1978
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.
- Mark Henry Austin
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-09-02
Group
- Forces Safeguard Trust Limited
is controlled by Mark Henry Austin
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-09-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Mark Henry Austin.
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.
Financials
- Total assets
- £4
- Employees
- 4
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
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 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.
2 directors on the board
- Sir Christopher Charles Cotton Coville Director · appointed 2003
- Mark Henry Austin Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Sir Christopher Charles Cotton Coville Director · appointed 2003
- Mark Henry Austin Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Sir Christopher Charles Cotton Coville Director · appointed 2003
- Mark Henry Austin Director · appointed 2019
Left in the last 12 months
- Robert Brown Guthrie Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2026
- Layard, Michael Henry Gordon, Admiral Sir Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2026
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01382771
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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