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Devon Gardens Trust

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

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Previous officers 22

  1. Dr Rosemary Jane Yallop 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Elizabeth Ann Lewis 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Jeryl Christine Andrew 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Susan Anne Minter 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Helen Whitmore 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Peter Lacey 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Penny Hammond 2017-2019 Director View profile
  8. Dianne Elizabeth Long 2016-2021 Director View profile
  9. Ian Michael Varndell 2012-2018 Director View profile
  10. Shirley Ann Wilmott Tamblyn 2012-2016 Director View profile
  11. Janet Alison Anderson 2009-2012 Director View profile
  12. Susan Hill 2008-2012 Director View profile
  13. Lucy Rachel Allington 2007-2008 Director View profile
  14. Rosemary Clare Greener 2006-2009 Director View profile
  15. Carolyn Jean Keep 2002-2006 Director View profile
  16. Audrey Frances Joy Williams 1999-2002 Director View profile
  17. David Richard Andrew Quicke 1997-2007 Director View profile
  18. Mary Charmian Clarke 1997-1999 Director View profile
  19. Frank Gerald Skinner 1997 Director View profile
  20. Michael Hickson 1997 Director View profile
  21. Dr Eric Michael Durrance 1998-2014 Secretary View profile
  22. David Frederick Louis Richardson 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/07/1988
Also a registered charity
Devon Gardens Trust

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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.

  • Stephanie Jane Berry
    significant influence · notified 2021-04-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jane Alison Knight
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-10-25
  • Ian Michael Varndell ceased 2018-11-02
    significant influence · notified 2016-11-16
  • Penny Hammond ceased 2019-11-16
    significant influence · notified 2017-12-01
  • Helen Whitmore ceased 2019-06-26
    significant influence · notified 2018-11-02 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Peter Lacey ceased 2019-11-16
    significant influence · notified 2018-11-02 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jeryl Christine Andrew ceased 2023-09-12
    significant influence · notified 2020-10-21
  • Rosemary Jane Yallop ceased 2024-08-20
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-10-20
  • 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. Devon Gardens Trust is controlled by Stephanie Jane Berry
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2021-04-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephanie Jane Berry.

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

1 grant · £4,985 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 Heritage Fund · £4,985

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £4,9852001-11-05
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.

7 directors on the board

1.8y median 1.9y
average tenure
2.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Arts and leisure 2Professional 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02277427
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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