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Hitchin British Schools Trust

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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Previous officers 64

  1. Emine Dogan 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Esther Green 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Abigail Kikuchi 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Wendy Watson 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Lucy Margaret Unger 2020-2026 Director View profile
  6. Gulshan Deep Singh Mangat 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. James William Geoffrey Burgess 2020-2022 Director View profile
  8. Samuel William Forsyth 2020-2022 Director View profile
  9. Claire Marie Rose 2020-2021 Director View profile
  10. Michael Gilbert Thompson 2019-2020 Director View profile
  11. Claire Louise Woodforde 2019-2023 Director View profile
  12. Payne, Frederick Charles, M 2018-2019 Director View profile
  13. Graham Thorp Kingsley 2017-2020 Director View profile
  14. Joy Nicola Mccarthy 2017-2020 Director View profile
  15. Malcolm Roy White 2016-2018 Director View profile
  16. Denise Amoss 2016-2022 Director View profile
  17. Dr Gavin Elder Budge 2016-2018 Director View profile
  18. Sheila Maralyn Wearmouth 2014-2021 Director View profile
  19. Pamela Johnson 2014-2020 Director View profile
  20. Glenn Peter Smyth 2014-2016 Director View profile
  21. Claire Patricia Annette Strong 2013-2017 Director View profile
  22. Ian Stephen Petrie Barker 2013-2014 Director View profile
  23. Lorraine Vanessa Beasley 2013-2013 Director View profile
  24. Penelope Ruth Vogler 2013-2015 Director View profile
  25. Dr Julia Winder 2013-2014 Director View profile
  26. Joanne Caroline Ward 2011-2014 Director View profile
  27. Kevin Thomas Morgan 2011-2017 Director View profile
  28. Angela Margaret Hillyard 2008-2013 Director View profile
  29. Gillian Ann Goodman 2008-2011 Director View profile
  30. Kenneth Blake Doggrell 2007-2010 Director View profile
  31. Goble, Betty May, Councillor Mrs 2007-2013 Director View profile
  32. Keith Reginald Barnes 2005-2007 Director View profile
  33. Bryan John Ellis 2005-2012 Director View profile
  34. Paul Waldock 2004-2013 Director View profile
  35. Priscilla Douglas 2004-2006 Director View profile
  36. Dr Richard John Horton 2004-2006 Director View profile
  37. Terence Ransome 2003-2014 Director View profile
  38. David Anthony Slark 2003-2012 Director View profile
  39. William Leslie Daeche 2001-2002 Director View profile
  40. John Jeremy Aylwin Cave 2000-2001 Director View profile
  41. Martin James Banthorpe 2000-2004 Director View profile
  42. John Williams 2000-2001 Director View profile
  43. Yvonne Limbrick 1999-2016 Director View profile
  44. Simon Timothy Smyth 1999-2004 Director View profile
  45. Brian Alfred James 1999-1999 Director View profile
  46. David John Clarke 1999-2004 Director View profile
  47. James Ronald Stewart 1998-2008 Director View profile
  48. Stephen Robert Nelder 1995-1998 Director View profile
  49. David Jeremy Hillelson 1995-2000 Director View profile
  50. Jean Mary Williams 1995-2012 Director View profile
  51. Arnold Quinney Hitchcock 1994-1994 Director View profile
  52. Carolyn Anne Iley 1993-1998 Director View profile
  53. John Murray Allan 1993-1995 Director View profile
  54. David Leal Leal Bennett 1991-1995 Director View profile
  55. Alan John Philpott 1991-1994 Director View profile
  56. Raymond Dennis Scroggins 1991-1999 Director View profile
  57. Robert Edward Dimsdale 1991-2004 Director View profile
  58. Brian William Limbrick 1991-1995 Director View profile
  59. Elizabeth Hunter 1993 Director View profile
  60. Roger Barrington Tyler 1993 Director View profile
  61. Andrew Macdonald 2011-2017 Secretary View profile
  62. Ronald Frederick Skinner 2001-2013 Secretary View profile
  63. Paul Henry Reynolds 1991-2001 Secretary View profile
  64. Fiona Winifred Dodwell 1991-1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
24/01/1991
Registered office
Hertfordshire
Also a registered charity
Hitchin British Schools Trust

Ownership

Owned by (25) 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. Hitchin British Schools Trust is controlled by Richard John Atterton
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2020-07-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard John Atterton.

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

8 grants · £269,153 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 · £160,043 (6 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £109,110 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £82,7802020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £26,3302020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £89,2002013-12-12
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £9,8002013-10-22
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £8,0592007-01-19
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

3.4y median 2.7y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

3
also govern a charity

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.

Professional services 2

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
02576495
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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