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The Friendly Trust

The Friendly Trust is an active UK company (number 03608297), incorporated 1998, with 8 current directors including Ian Vernon Murdoch Cater and Lawrence Adegoriola Gomez. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

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Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Dafydd Emyr Hobbs 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Judith Anne Konkol 2025-2026 Director View profile
  3. Zoe Victoria Hilton 2025-2025 Director View profile
  4. Sarah Felicity Burke 2024-2025 Director View profile
  5. Elinor Barbara Kerr-Smith 2021-2024 Director View profile
  6. Professor Jason Mark Tucker 2021-2025 Director View profile
  7. Matthew John Wedlake 2020-2025 Director View profile
  8. Susan Lesley Roberts 2019-2025 Director View profile
  9. Janet Claire Burke 2019-2024 Director View profile
  10. Adrienne Woolfe 2018-2019 Director View profile
  11. Beverley Mills 2017-2018 Director View profile
  12. Jonathan Cordy 2017-2023 Director View profile
  13. David Keith Riman 2017-2024 Director View profile
  14. Sian Davies 2015-2018 Director View profile
  15. Aron Mcmahon 2013-2014 Director View profile
  16. Alan Pursell 2008-2018 Director View profile
  17. Professor Patrick Edmund O'Sullivan 2008-2014 Director View profile
  18. Sheila Mary Money 2006-2008 Director View profile
  19. Kim Elizabeth Thomas 2005-2006 Director View profile
  20. Jeanette Thomas 2002-2004 Director View profile
  21. James Francis Pearson 2002-2008 Director View profile
  22. Susan Elsmore 2001-2009 Director View profile
  23. Oliver Roger Watkins 2000-2006 Director View profile
  24. Tejay De Kretser 1998-2000 Director View profile
  25. Stephen Philip Cox 1998-2018 Director View profile
  26. Norbert Campbell Flynn 1998-2024 Director View profile
  27. Gillian Parsons 1998-2001 Director View profile
  28. John Christopher Jevons 1998-2020 Director View profile
  29. Stefan Matthias Fellows 2023-2023 Secretary View profile
  30. Cristina Lepri 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  31. Sallie Westacott 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  32. Christopher John Hutchins 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  33. Sian Carys Sullivan 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  34. Alison Mary Brunt 2000-2023 Secretary View profile
  35. Rosalind Margaret Bradstock 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  36. John Mulligan 1998-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Incorporated
31/07/1998
Registered office
Cardiff
Also a registered charity
The Friendly Trust

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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 Friendly Trust is controlled by Philip Joseph Boshier
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2022-09-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philip Joseph Boshier.

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

3 grants · £599,133 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 · £599,133 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £249,9912010-11-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £249,3392007-05-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £99,8032005-12-13
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.

8 directors on the board

3.1y median 1.8y
average tenure
9.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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
03608297
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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