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The Plymouth Astor Trust (VHS)

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

Previous officers 38

  1. Marina Alice Gabrielle Hoole 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paola Simoneschi 2018-2023 Director View profile
  3. Lugger, Andrew Paul, Councillor 2014-2017 Director View profile
  4. James Thomas Shannon 2014-2020 Director View profile
  5. Kay Sarah O'Shaughnessy 2012-2016 Director View profile
  6. Jean Carol Dunkley 2002-2005 Director View profile
  7. Shaun Stewart 2000-2001 Director View profile
  8. Winifred Moira Smith 1999-2015 Director View profile
  9. Anthony John Cox 1999-2015 Director View profile
  10. Alice Margaret Francis Astor 1998-2019 Director View profile
  11. Dr Elizabeth Joan Chandler 1997-2013 Director View profile
  12. Doreen Olive King 1997-2002 Director View profile
  13. Kay Sarah Wooderson 1996-2001 Director View profile
  14. David Edgar Buckingham 1996-2025 Director View profile
  15. Jelle Hendrik Koen 1996-1997 Director View profile
  16. Brian Alexander Sabel 1996-1998 Director View profile
  17. Elizabeth Hellen Marrs 1996-1997 Director View profile
  18. June Mary Heath 1994-1998 Director View profile
  19. Valerie Senior Armitage 1994-1998 Director View profile
  20. Philip Arnold Owens 1993-1994 Director View profile
  21. Susan Mccoy 1993-1994 Director View profile
  22. Jennifer Renney 1993-1994 Director View profile
  23. Jill Dianna Marten-Smith 1992-1995 Director View profile
  24. Jonathan Peter Parker-Filby 1992 Director View profile
  25. Lesley Reid 1997 Director View profile
  26. Gertrude Irene Flora Fisher 1992 Director View profile
  27. Professor Geoffrey Payne 1997 Director View profile
  28. Trevor Wilson Murden 1995 Director View profile
  29. Alma Virginia Whiteway 1999 Director View profile
  30. David Alan Weekes 2001 Director View profile
  31. Ann Christine Wilkinson 1992 Director View profile
  32. Jane Rachael Filby 1994 Director View profile
  33. Leslie Clarence Shepherd 2011 Director View profile
  34. Ida Victoria Anne Miles 1997 Director View profile
  35. Ian Michael Potts 2021 Director View profile
  36. Sheridan Kay Brimacombe 2003-2018 Secretary View profile
  37. Mark Gilbert 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  38. Robert George Dersley 2002 Secretary 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
30/08/1990
Registered office
Plymouth
Also a registered charity
The Plymouth Astor Trust (VHS)
Previous names
Virginia House Settlement (until 17/07/2019)
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

9.1y median 5.3y
average tenure
23.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

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.

Business services 1Other 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
02535755
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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