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The Hooton Park Trust

The Hooton Park Trust is an active UK company (number 03987530), incorporated 2000, with 5 current directors including Karen Nicola Shields and Samantha Mellor. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 29

  1. John Mackenzie 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Simon Pulford 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Francis Joseph Tobin 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. James Alan Clare 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Jonathan Peter Howard 2014-2020 Director View profile
  6. Paul Jolliffe 2014-2015 Director View profile
  7. David Adrian Beckett 2010-2014 Director View profile
  8. David Russell Waring 2010-2010 Director View profile
  9. Judith Anne Patterson 2009-2010 Director View profile
  10. John Thomas Matthews 2008-2014 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Parry 2006-2008 Director View profile
  12. John Rodney Ellison 2003-2007 Director View profile
  13. Peter Robert Sinclair Williams 2003-2006 Director View profile
  14. Julia Mary Blair 2003-2004 Director View profile
  15. Janice Farquharson 2002-2005 Director View profile
  16. Patricia Merrick 2001-2003 Director View profile
  17. John Mcgovern 2001-2002 Director View profile
  18. Bernard John Nieto Hearn 2000-2014 Director View profile
  19. Peter Alastair Richardson 2000-2001 Director View profile
  20. Richard Alan Scholefield 2000-2003 Director View profile
  21. George Kenneth Brothwood 2000-2002 Director View profile
  22. Richard John Colin Jones 2000-2003 Director View profile
  23. Richard David Brown 2000-2003 Director View profile
  24. Iain Robert William Farquharson 2000-2000 Director View profile
  25. Peter Michael Coulton Lewis 2000-2002 Director View profile
  26. Christopher Grocott 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  27. Stephen Mcgovern 2001-2007 Secretary View profile
  28. Stephen Nicholas Perry 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  29. Christine Thomas 2000-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/05/2000

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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 Hooton Park Trust is controlled by Graham Sparkes
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-05-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Graham Sparkes.

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.

Financials

Total assets
£74,008
Cash
£8,890
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

4 grants · £185,936 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

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £116,136
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £69,800 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £25,8002018-02-27
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport £116,1362017-10-25
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002014-09-02
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £34,0002004-12-21
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.

5 directors on the board

11.4y median 4.1y
average tenure
25.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

2
also govern a charity
0
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
03987530
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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