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The Excelsior Trust

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

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Previous officers 31

  1. Mary George 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Mary Teresa Sparrow 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Charlie Adam Besant 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Laurence Justin Vulliamy 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Harry Christopher Sherwood 2015-2021 Director View profile
  6. David John Joll 2012-2021 Director View profile
  7. Nick Townsend Schiller 2008-2020 Director View profile
  8. Kenneth Ernest Gaylard 2007-2011 Director View profile
  9. James Oliver Campbell 2007-2026 Director View profile
  10. Ian Anthony Russell MBE 2003-2015 Director View profile
  11. Geoffrey Henry Charles Copeman 2001-2016 Director View profile
  12. Paul Gwyn Thomas 2001-2012 Director View profile
  13. Dr Peter James Norton 1999-2010 Director View profile
  14. Derek Scorer 1999-2005 Director View profile
  15. George Gordon Walker 1996-2003 Director View profile
  16. George Stephen Egleton 1995-1996 Director View profile
  17. David Lawrence Martin Weller 1994-1999 Director View profile
  18. John William Spence Beevor 1994-2000 Director View profile
  19. Ian Randel Walker 1994-1996 Director View profile
  20. Gibbs, Roland Geoffrey, Doctor 1993-2000 Director View profile
  21. David Walter Collins 1993-2005 Director View profile
  22. Waller, Gordon Leslie, W/Cmdr 1993 Director View profile
  23. Michael John Paine 1995 Director View profile
  24. Right Honourable Lord William Somerleyton 2009 Director View profile
  25. Rt Reverend Hugh Charles Blackburne 1993 Director View profile
  26. Maxted, Thomas Hewitt, Cmdr 1993 Director View profile
  27. Thomas George Darling 2006 Director View profile
  28. Denis Richard Costello 2015-2022 Secretary View profile
  29. Nicholas Jon Cherry 2002-2015 Secretary View profile
  30. Benjamin James Sword Blower 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  31. Reverend John Fraser Walter Buchanan 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/10/1982
Also a registered charity
The Excelsior Trust

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Excelsior Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

6 grants · £174,286 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £152,740 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £21,546 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £80,8002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £6,5402021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £65,4002021-03-08
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £7,7822018-02-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,0642015-02-11
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.

6 directors on the board

4.5y median 4y
average tenure
10.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 1Professional services 1Property 1Retail and trade 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01670772
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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