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The Michael Roberts Charitable Trust

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Matthew Parsons 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Gillian Izzard 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Revd David Charles Norkett 2015-2022 Director View profile
  4. Jean Rachael Woodward 2015-2020 Director View profile
  5. Patricia Margaret Anne Balkwill 2011-2024 Director View profile
  6. Grant Forsyth Edwards 2011-2017 Director View profile
  7. Keith Griffiths 2001-2010 Director View profile
  8. John Gilbert Robson 2001-2015 Director View profile
  9. John Saunders 2000-2003 Director View profile
  10. June Elizabeth Ratty 1998-2001 Director View profile
  11. Miriam Conway 1997-2011 Director View profile
  12. Len Cleverley 1997-2000 Director View profile
  13. Richard Bowers 1997-2019 Director View profile
  14. Reverend Michael Richard Weldon 1997-2001 Director View profile
  15. Pat Lacey 1997-1999 Director View profile
  16. Gary Knott 1997-2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/09/1997
Also a registered charity
Michael Roberts Charitable Trust

Grants received

19 grants · £696,688 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 · £485,944 (2 grants)
  • Essex Community Foundation · £99,569 (14 grants)
  • Postcode Places Trust · £50,000
  • Postcode Community Trust · £40,000
  • CAF · £21,175

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.

6 directors on the board

7.4y median 4.9y
average tenure
16.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Education 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03439299
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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