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Equity Charitable Trust
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Joseph Edward Smith BallardDirector · since 2026
- Helen Louise GraingerDirector · since 2025
- Nicholas Guy ChambersDirector · since 2025
- Julia Carson SimsDirector · since 2024
- Lee Daniel HedgesDirector · since 2024
- David John SteeleDirector · since 2024
- Harold Dequincy FinleyDirector · since 2024
- Shenagh GovanDirector · since 2022
- William Cummings ThompsonDirector · since 2020
- Stephen Nigel GilchristDirector · since 2020
- Kaethe CherneySecretary · since 2012
Previous officers 63
- Rachael Clare Fagan 2022-2024 View profile
- Tonia Campbell 2022-2024 View profile
- David John Williams 2022-2024 View profile
- Elizabeth Cooper 2022-2024 View profile
- Jean Anne Hartley (Pka Rogers) 2020-2026 View profile
- Christine Grace Payne 2019-2023 View profile
- Stephen Anthony Ross 2018-2024 View profile
- Malcolm Sinclair 2018-2023 View profile
- Martin Brown 2018-2023 View profile
- David John 2018-2020 View profile
- Peter Francis Mcneill Greig 2018-2020 View profile
- Michael Branwell 2012-2014 View profile
- Peggy Anne Fraser 2012-2014 View profile
- Ryan Forde Iosco 2010-2012 View profile
- David John Cockayne 2010-2014 View profile
- Bryn Alun Evans 2009-2022 View profile
- Caroline Elizabeth Smith 2008-2013 View profile
- Oliver Robert Ford Davies 2007-2024 View profile
- Robin Stanley Gordon Browne 2007-2024 View profile
- Glen Alexander Barnham 2006-2019 View profile
- Jo Cameron Brown 2006-2010 View profile
- Panayiotis Kosta Vardakis 2002-2004 View profile
- John Stanley Yerbury Rubinsten 2001-2020 View profile
- James Christopher Bolam 2000-2020 View profile
- Imogen Lee Claire 2000-2005 View profile
- Ian Clive Talbot 2000-2024 View profile
- Graham Edward Sinclair 1999-2001 View profile
- Josephine Ann Tewson 1999-2016 View profile
- Peter William Finch 1999-2004 View profile
- Jean Ainslie 1999-2001 View profile
- Roy Marsden 1998-2004 View profile
- Frank Hendrick Hitchman 1997-2016 View profile
- John Worthy 1997-2018 View profile
- Susan Tully 1997-2000 View profile
- Rosalind Shanks 1997-2019 View profile
- Ann Mitchell 1996-2000 View profile
- Margaret Eva Fisher 1994-1998 View profile
- Louis Danner Mahoney 1994-1996 View profile
- Harry Landis 1994-2021 View profile
- Annie Bright 1994-2022 View profile
- Graham Hamilton 1994-2012 View profile
- Frederick Charles Pyne 1994-2020 View profile
- John Walford Philip Johnston 1993-2000 View profile
- Hugh Gardner Manning 2004 View profile
- Ian Patrick Mcgarry 2019 View profile
- James Harvey Ashby 1997 View profile
- Peter William Plouviez 2006 View profile
- Norman Mitchell 2001 View profile
- Ernest William Clark 1994 View profile
- Colin Charles Baker 2010 View profile
- Nigel Davenport 2006 View profile
- Derek William Douglas Bond 2006 View profile
- Gillian Mary Lorraine Rossiter 2018 View profile
- Chris Melville 1992 View profile
- Milton Johns 2019 View profile
- John Letterville Barron 2004 View profile
- George Laurence Harbottle 1994 View profile
- Jeffry Wickham 2016 View profile
- Barbara Hyslop 2022 View profile
- Frank John Williams 2013 View profile
- Keith Andrew Carter 2001-2012 View profile
- Carla Deborah Hanreck 1993-2000 View profile
- Malcolm Carlos Bradbury 1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 31/01/1989
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- Equity Charitable Trust
- Previous names
- Equity Trust Fund (until 13/11/2008)
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- David John Steele
significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2026-03-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Milton Johns ceased 2018-10-08
significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-10 - Frederick Charles Pyne ceased 2020-06-15
significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-10-08
Group
- Equity Charitable Trust
is controlled by David John Steele
Evidence
active significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2026-03-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David John Steele.
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.
10 directors on the board
- William Cummings Thompson Director · appointed 2020
- Stephen Nigel Gilchrist Director · appointed 2020
- Nicholas Guy Chambers Director · appointed 2025
- David John Steele Director · appointed 2024
- Harold Dequincy Finley Director · appointed 2024
- Shenagh Govan Director · appointed 2022
- Helen Louise Grainger Director · appointed 2025
- Julia Carson Sims Director · appointed 2024
- Lee Daniel Hedges Director · appointed 2024
- Joseph Edward Smith Ballard Director · appointed 2026
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- William Cummings Thompson Director · appointed 2020
- Stephen Nigel Gilchrist Director · appointed 2020
- Nicholas Guy Chambers Director · appointed 2025
- David John Steele Director · appointed 2024
- Shenagh Govan Director · appointed 2022
- Julia Carson Sims Director · appointed 2024
- Lee Daniel Hedges Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (3)
- Harold Dequincy Finley Director · appointed 2024
- Helen Louise Grainger Director · appointed 2025
- Joseph Edward Smith Ballard Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Jean Anne Hartley (Pka Rogers) Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 02341733
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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