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The Grand Charity

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Sir Paul Williams 2021-2024 Director View profile
James Henry Newman 2016-2017 Director View profile
Simon D'Olier Duckworth 2016-2016 Director View profile
Charles Assad Akle 2016-2016 Director View profile
Nigel James Cubitt Buchanan 2014-2016 Director View profile
Ian Brook Johnson 2012-2014 Director View profile
Hone, Richard Michael, His Honour Judge 2012-2016 Director View profile
Grahame Nicholas Elliott 2007-2014 Director View profile
Roderic Wallace Mitchell 2007-2016 Director View profile
Brian Dennis Kelly 2007-2012 Director View profile
Hugh William James Stubbs 2004-2007 Director View profile
Adrian Ralph Chalk 2004-2007 Director View profile
Robert Anthony Henry Morrow 2002-2007 Director View profile
Guy David Alsager Elgood 2002-2016 Director View profile
James Wallace Daniel 1998-2002 Director View profile
John Michael Hoare 1997-2004 Director View profile
Charles Sheldon Marshall 1997-2000 Director View profile
Raymond John Lye 1997-2014 Director View profile
John Michael Beard 1997-2002 Director View profile
Jeremy Pemberton 1997 Director View profile
Clifford Harold Kershaw 1995 Director View profile
Sir James Stubbs 1994 Director View profile
Sir John Reader Welch 1997 Director View profile
Richard Lewis Camm Jones 2004-2016 Secretary View profile
Dudley Michael Wensley 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
Higham, Michael Bernard Shepley, Commander Royal Navy 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated: 25/03/1980
Registered office: London
Also a registered charity: The Grand Charity
Previous names: Masonic Charity Trustee Limited (until 06/12/2016)

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.

Masonic Charitable Foundation
25-50% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

The Grand Charity is controlled by Masonic Charitable Foundation
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Masonic Charitable Foundation.

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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

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.

1 directors on the board

James Martin Long Director · appointed 2024

2.3y median 2.3y

average tenure

2.3y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

James Martin Long Director · appointed 2024

Also govern a charity

James Martin Long Masonic Charitable Services

left in the last 12 months

corporate seats

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 4Health and social care 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

A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 01487345
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due: 31/12/2026
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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