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The Monastery of ST Francis and Gorton Trust

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Richard Harry Johnson 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Claire Elizabeth Lewis 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. David John Dickinson 2013-2018 Director View profile
  4. David Oliver 2013-2025 Director View profile
  5. Elizabeth Clarke 2013-2015 Director View profile
  6. Jeremy Benjamin Cole 2010-2022 Director View profile
  7. Ray Hanks 2010-2025 Director View profile
  8. Steve Walker 2009-2017 Director View profile
  9. Adrian Carridice-Davids 2009-2013 Director View profile
  10. Peter Fell 2008-2017 Director View profile
  11. Timothy Isherwood 2008-2022 Director View profile
  12. Piers Anthony Sturridge 2008-2025 Director View profile
  13. Paul Alexander Kefford 2005-2008 Director View profile
  14. Paul Farrell 2005-2009 Director View profile
  15. Michael Francis Waldron 2004-2008 Director View profile
  16. Wilfred John Western 2004-2008 Director View profile
  17. Rev Timothy Hugh Presswood 2002-2005 Director View profile
  18. Michael Joseph Anthony Hurley 2001-2006 Director View profile
  19. Stephen Philip Young 2001-2008 Director View profile
  20. Francis Peter Fenn 2001-2004 Director View profile
  21. Judith Ceris Morris 1998-2003 Director View profile
  22. Janet Louise Wallwork 1998-2026 Director View profile
  23. Daniel Edmund Hogan 1997-1999 Director View profile
  24. Herman Wouter De Winter 1997-2003 Director View profile
  25. Peter John Friend 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  26. Christine Elizabeth Sheppard 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  27. Beverley Jane Davies 1999-2003 Secretary View profile
  28. Elaine Christine Griffiths 1996-2000 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
19/09/1996
Registered office
Manchester
Also a registered charity
The Monastery of ST Francis Gorton Trust LTD

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Monastery of ST Francis and Gorton Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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

7 grants · £7,321,900 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 · £6,185,400 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,131,500 (2 grants)
  • One Manchester · £5,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £232,0002023-03-16
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £439,7002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £691,8002020-10-14
  • One Manchester £5,0002019-01-15
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £2,108,1002013-03-19

Contracts awarded

1 contract · £180,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

  • Unknown supplier · £180,000

Most recent

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.

3 directors on the board

2.2y median 2.4y
average tenure
2.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
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 4Finance 3Business services 1Property 1Tech 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03251869
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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