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The Daneford Trust

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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Sakinah Sutherland Jones 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Richmond Amoah 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Akilah Higgins 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Cristiana-Eugenia Tisca 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Jugal Sharma 2018-2018 Director View profile
  6. Vanessa Petroni 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Katalin Kovacs 2016-2016 Director View profile
  8. Darius-Delali Sanchez Leslie Baird 2016-2019 Director View profile
  9. Alexandra Mckell 2015-2019 Director View profile
  10. Adeana Wilson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  11. Iain Mitchell 2012-2017 Director View profile
  12. Cathy Bryan 2012-2020 Director View profile
  13. Benjamin Victor Croft 2011-2018 Director View profile
  14. Mike Sherriff 2010-2018 Director View profile
  15. Daniel James Skelton 2009-2015 Director View profile
  16. Jeveta Andrea Mcdonald 2009-2017 Director View profile
  17. Amin Rahman 2009-2015 Director View profile
  18. Jennifer Margaret Sands 2009-2012 Director View profile
  19. Aiyaz Ahmed 2009-2017 Director View profile
  20. Paula Dawn Harris 2008-2009 Director View profile
  21. Catherine O'Brien West 2006-2009 Director View profile
  22. Lee Xuan Robinson 2006-2009 Director View profile
  23. Christopher Martin Conneely 2006-2009 Director View profile
  24. Zek Adriaan Neustatter Hoeben 2003-2009 Director View profile
  25. Marcia Roswell Joseph 2002-2009 Director View profile
  26. Tracey Sheila Fletcher 2001-2009 Director View profile
  27. Elizabeth Burn 2001-2003 Director View profile
  28. Sabia Ali 2001-2008 Director View profile
  29. Victoria Mace 2001-2015 Director View profile
  30. Alasdair Mcdonald 2001-2010 Director View profile
  31. Tony Stevens 2018-2025 Secretary View profile
  32. David John Thorp 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  33. Anthony Stevens 2001-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/11/2001
Also a registered charity
The Daneford Trust

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Aiyaz Ahmed ceased 2017-06-20
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Mike Sherriff ceased 2019-03-09
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-21
  • Benjamin Victor Croft ceased 2018-10-30
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-21
  • Darius-Delali Sanchez Leslie Baird ceased 2019-03-09
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-09-23
  • Alexandra Mckell ceased 2018-10-30
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-09-23

Group

  1. The Daneford Trust is controlled by Aiyaz Ahmed
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-21, ceased 2017-06-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Aiyaz Ahmed.

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

1 grant · £10,000 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 · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002008-12-09
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

9.3y median 9.2y
average tenure
16.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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
04329952
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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