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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 48

  1. Pauline Jane Smith 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Joseph William Egan 2019-2019 Director View profile
  3. Stephen Michael Ward 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Brian Eric Macdowall 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Rebecca Cooper 2018-2018 Director View profile
  6. David Anthony Palmer 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Lawrence Frederick Stone 2017-2019 Director View profile
  8. Fiona Dorothy Napier 2017-2017 Director View profile
  9. Sandra Worth 2016-2019 Director View profile
  10. Mark William Quinn 2016-2016 Director View profile
  11. Ingrid Blades 2015-2017 Director View profile
  12. Joanna Lucille Birch-Phaure 2015-2017 Director View profile
  13. Paul James Norford 2015-2019 Director View profile
  14. Michael John Thompson 2015-2015 Director View profile
  15. Paul Neil Cook 2015-2017 Director View profile
  16. Joanne Kendall 2015-2016 Director View profile
  17. Sarah Columbo 2015-2015 Director View profile
  18. Trudy Anne Kelly 2014-2017 Director View profile
  19. Marsha Marriner 2014-2016 Director View profile
  20. Linda Ranger 2014-2014 Director View profile
  21. Tom Maniatis 2014-2015 Director View profile
  22. Wendy Ann Kckane 2014-2015 Director View profile
  23. Christine Holliday Rigden 2014-2015 Director View profile
  24. Dr Alan William Holmes 2012-2013 Director View profile
  25. George Arthur Pybus 2011-2014 Director View profile
  26. Claudia Claire Sykes 2010-2011 Director View profile
  27. Rita O'Brien 2009-2014 Director View profile
  28. Arthur Pybus 2009-2011 Director View profile
  29. Bernard Michael Bone 2005-2013 Director View profile
  30. Philip Charles Goodwin 2005-2011 Director View profile
  31. Brian Leslie Wickham 2004-2006 Director View profile
  32. Raymond Winston Macpherson 2002-2012 Director View profile
  33. Donal Malachy Stephen Toner 2002-2005 Director View profile
  34. Reverend Michael Alexander Wimshurst 2002-2013 Director View profile
  35. John Taylor 2001-2004 Director View profile
  36. Richard Eldridge 2000-2002 Director View profile
  37. John Attken Gray 1996-2001 Director View profile
  38. Robert Frederick Mccallum 1995-2003 Director View profile
  39. Frances Guthrie 1994-1997 Director View profile
  40. Owen Thomas James 1993-1994 Director View profile
  41. Marianne Kidd 1992-1993 Director View profile
  42. Ian James Prodger 1992 Director View profile
  43. John Maurice Laming 2011 Director View profile
  44. Mirelle Jane Frost 2015-2019 Secretary View profile
  45. John Robert Bland 2006-2012 Secretary View profile
  46. Christine James 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  47. Janet Susan Merza 1992-2006 Secretary View profile
  48. Cyril Oliver Appleton 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/05/1984
Also a registered charity
Kent Enterprise Trust

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Ingrid Blades ceased 2017-01-24
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Keith Single ceased 2023-09-20
    significant influence · notified 2019-10-09
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Kent Enterprise Trust is controlled by Ingrid Blades
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-01-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ingrid Blades.

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

12 grants · £160,309 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £86,809 (7 grants)
  • Henry Smith Foundation · £43,500 (3 grants)
  • Postcode Community Trust · £20,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002025-11-07
  • Postcode Community Trust £20,0002025-03-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002024-09-05
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002023-02-17
  • Henry Smith Foundation £20,0002022-09-22
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

4.8y median 6.7y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

0
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.

Education 5

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
01816116
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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