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Orchard Vale Trust Limited

Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Benedict Lumley-Smith 2016-2018 Director View profile
  2. Rosemary Helen Parr 2016-2023 Director View profile
  3. Peter Crump 2008-2025 Director View profile
  4. Jeremy Charnaud 2005-2017 Director View profile
  5. Bridget Houseago 2005-2015 Director View profile
  6. Susan Gordon Sparham 2004-2012 Director View profile
  7. Elizabeth Ann Lumley- Smith 2003-2016 Director View profile
  8. Honourable Sir Peter David William Coulson 2003-2018 Director View profile
  9. Geoffrey Coyne 1994-2013 Director View profile
  10. Sarah Charnaud 2014 Director View profile
  11. John Jeremy Charnaud 1994 Director View profile
  12. Michael John Absolon 2010 Director View profile
  13. Richard Ralph Brook 2013-2018 Secretary View profile
  14. Robert William Freebury 2005-2013 Secretary View profile
  15. Helen Mary Absolon 2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Incorporated
11/09/1985
Registered office
Wells
Also a registered charity
Orchard Vale Trust Limited

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Orchard Vale Trust Limited 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

3 grants · £109,233 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 · £109,233 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,1702021-05-14
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £90,4632019-03-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,6002018-09-21
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.

9 directors on the board

13.2y median 11.8y
average tenure
22.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 4Business services 1Hospitality 1Other services 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01946592
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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