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The Willow Trust

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Matthew Michael Cass 2016-2021 Director View profile
  2. Alison Jane Peak 2006-2022 Director View profile
  3. Simon Charles Fisher 2006-2025 Director View profile
  4. Ian Jarvis 2006-2016 Director View profile
  5. Richard Maurice Hoyle 1996-2005 Director View profile
  6. Christopher Anthony Lutton 1994-2022 Director View profile
  7. Helen Frances Arthur 1992-2008 Director View profile
  8. Jeremy Fleming Ashworth Hope 1989-1992 Director View profile
  9. Anthony John Potts 1996 Director View profile
  10. Howard Baker 1992 Director View profile
  11. Revd Penelope Clare Le Marchant Connell 1992 Director View profile
  12. Esmee Jane Reeve 1992 Director View profile
  13. Elizabeth Ann Rowland 1999-2021 Secretary View profile
  14. Ian Manson Thompson 2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/10/1989
Also a registered charity
The Willow 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.

Group

  1. The Willow Trust is controlled by Simon Charles Fisher
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-06-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Charles Fisher.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£834,585
Total assets
£834,585
Cash
£632,259
Employees
4
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

6 directors on the board

3.6y median 4y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Tech and media 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
02430752
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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