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Gowling WLG Trust Corporation Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 31

  1. Jane Elizabeth Hayes Kola 2015-2017 Director View profile
  2. Daniel Robert Ugur 2014-2017 Director View profile
  3. David Edward Ponsford 2013-2018 Director View profile
  4. Brian William Darrell Richards 2012-2014 Director View profile
  5. Rosemary Helen Chamberlayne 2012-2014 Director View profile
  6. Catharine Ann Bell 2010-2017 Director View profile
  7. Caroline Xania Garnham 2010-2012 Director View profile
  8. Ronald Langdon Burgess 2009-2013 Director View profile
  9. Adam Peter Fayerman Bushby 2009-2016 Director View profile
  10. Michael Robert Anthony Lacey 2002-2019 Director View profile
  11. Nicholas David Grenville Jacob 2002-2017 Director View profile
  12. James Edward Beadell Bacon 2000-2004 Director View profile
  13. Ronald Geoffrey Thom 2000-2008 Director View profile
  14. Peter Borrie 1998-2004 Director View profile
  15. Teresa Yvonne Gallagher 1997-2015 Director View profile
  16. Glenn Charles Hurstfield 1997-2010 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Hylton Young 1997-2009 Director View profile
  18. Michael Brian Murphy 1997-2020 Director View profile
  19. Anthony Ian Thompson 1996-2017 Director View profile
  20. Richard Francis Jocelyn Simon 1993 Director View profile
  21. Hugh Robert Bousfield Hamilton 1996 Director View profile
  22. Robert David Field 2009 Director View profile
  23. James Donald Malcolm Mackintosh 1993 Director View profile
  24. Robert John Smith 2016 Director View profile
  25. Timothy Thornton Jones 2010 Director View profile
  26. Michael Anthony Smyth 1994 Director View profile
  27. John Alasdair Nicholson 1997 Director View profile
  28. Simon James Crawford Randall 2009 Director View profile
  29. Martyn Christopher Gowar 2006 Director View profile
  30. Richard William Wood 2006 Director View profile
  31. Whale Rock Secretaries Limited 1992-2008 Corporate-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
05/01/1988
Registered office
London
Previous names
Wragge Lawrence Graham & CO Trust Corporation Limited (until 19/02/2016)
Lawrence Graham Trust Corporation Limited (until 01/05/2014)

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.

Group

  1. Gowling WLG Trust Corporation Limited is controlled by Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Gowling WLG (UK) LLP is controlled by Emma-Jayne Maria Pioli
    Evidence
    active significant influence (LLP) · notified 2024-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Emma-Jayne Maria Pioli.

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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.

3 directors on the board

8.6y median 6.8y
average tenure
12.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
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 2

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
02209819
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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