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The Kent Autistic Trust

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

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Previous officers 32

  1. Neil Fisher 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Rasheed Said 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Maureen Elizabeth Dussart 2012-2015 Director View profile
  4. Ella Sara Baker 2011-2013 Director View profile
  5. Professor Georges Dussart 2011-2019 Director View profile
  6. Vanessa Kelsey-Jansen 2011-2021 Director View profile
  7. Laura Blair 2011-2024 Director View profile
  8. Timothy Paul Gainsford 2008-2010 Director View profile
  9. Margaret Mary Mcginley 2003-2004 Director View profile
  10. Theresa Angel 2001-2002 Director View profile
  11. Victoria Louise Sampson 1999-2022 Director View profile
  12. Simon Charles Green 1999-2001 Director View profile
  13. James Richardson 1999-2001 Director View profile
  14. Sean Bodkin 1997-2001 Director View profile
  15. John Leslie Maslin 1997-2011 Director View profile
  16. Philip Lawrence White 1992-2022 Director View profile
  17. Patricia Mary Bentley 1992-1993 Director View profile
  18. Andrew Warner 1992-2021 Director View profile
  19. Julia Warner 1992-1993 Director View profile
  20. Ronald Burt 1992-1993 Director View profile
  21. Henry Roberts 1992-2007 Director View profile
  22. Deanne Maria Pickerill 1991-1993 Director View profile
  23. John Ferguson 1991-1993 Director View profile
  24. George Haslam 1991-1993 Director View profile
  25. Ann Steele Kilgariff 1991-1993 Director View profile
  26. Jeffrey Robert Brown 1991-1993 Director View profile
  27. Michael Edward Ventham 1991-1993 Director View profile
  28. Zenia Wainwright-Melnyk 1993 Director View profile
  29. Margaret Croucher 1993 Director View profile
  30. Stephen John Pascoe 1997 Director View profile
  31. Kay Brunning 1992-2007 Secretary View profile
  32. Janice Pascoe 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/07/1989
Also a registered charity
The Kent Autistic 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.

  • Philip Lawrence White ceased 2018-11-22
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Helen Jones ceased 2026-03-16
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-11-22 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Kent Autistic Trust is controlled by Philip Lawrence White
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-11-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philip Lawrence White.

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

5 grants · £930,994 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 · £920,049 (4 grants)
  • Department for Transport · £10,945

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £15,1252025-11-19
  • Department for Transport £10,9452020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £304,6102015-08-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £410,7682010-02-11
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £189,5462006-01-24
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.

8 directors on the board

9.8y median 6.6y
average tenure
28.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Neil Fisher Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025

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 2Finance 1Property 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
02404983
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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