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The Gratton Trust

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

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Previous officers 45

  1. Andrew Porteous 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Pavlos Conway 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Elspeth Macdonald 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Alison Longman 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Babette Bond 2019-2024 Director View profile
  6. Sam Osborne 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Russell 2019-2022 Director View profile
  8. Peter Jenner 2017-2021 Director View profile
  9. Linda Louisa Small 2014-2019 Director View profile
  10. Julie Kaye Smith 2014-2019 Director View profile
  11. Matthew Gardener 2014-2015 Director View profile
  12. Emma Jane Gover 2014-2015 Director View profile
  13. Edward Andrew Phillips 2014-2015 Director View profile
  14. Marie Mcpherson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Judith Anne Polak 2013-2019 Director View profile
  16. Shelagh Margaret Sandford 2013-2017 Director View profile
  17. Joanna Hopwood 2013-2014 Director View profile
  18. John Timothy Polak 2013-2022 Director View profile
  19. Alison Minns 2013-2013 Director View profile
  20. Michael Atyeo 2013-2020 Director View profile
  21. Jeff Steel 2012-2013 Director View profile
  22. Scott Ross Adam 2011-2013 Director View profile
  23. Rachel Anne Masker 2011-2012 Director View profile
  24. Louise Thackray 2009-2013 Director View profile
  25. Ian Johnson 2008-2010 Director View profile
  26. Julie Tabbitt 2007-2007 Director View profile
  27. Robert Paul Andrew Marcus 2007-2014 Director View profile
  28. Alan Richmond 2007-2008 Director View profile
  29. Matthew Edward Winn Chuter 2006-2007 Director View profile
  30. Abigail Lamb 2005-2007 Director View profile
  31. John Mark Tiplady 2005-2006 Director View profile
  32. Simon John Martin 2005-2005 Director View profile
  33. Michael Radford 2003-2006 Director View profile
  34. Andrew John Benwell 2003-2004 Director View profile
  35. Shone, Neil Peter, M 2003-2005 Director View profile
  36. Philip Hawthorne 2003-2004 Director View profile
  37. Cynthia Verena Bryant 2003-2007 Director View profile
  38. Peter Burton 2003-2021 Director View profile
  39. Padgham, Michael Richard John Charles, Doctor 2003-2007 Director View profile
  40. Anna Stephenie Wilson 2003-2003 Director View profile
  41. Ernest John Knight 2003-2007 Director View profile
  42. Roger Wilcox 2002-2008 Director View profile
  43. David Benjamin Mainwaring Small 2002-2011 Director View profile
  44. Miranda Elizabeth Ellis 2004-2013 Secretary View profile
  45. Malcolm Charles John Leatherdale 2002-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/05/2002
Also a registered charity
The Gratton Trust

Ownership

Owned by (10) 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.

  • Richard Henry Solomons
    appoints directors · notified 2017-04-06
  • Benn Hitchen
    appoints directors · notified 2024-05-02
  • Michael Atyeo ceased 2020-12-31
    appoints directors · notified 2017-04-06
  • Peter Burton ceased 2021-11-01
    appoints directors · notified 2017-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Mark Andrew North ceased 2022-05-04
    appoints directors · notified 2017-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Timothy Polak ceased 2022-06-02
    appoints directors · notified 2017-04-06
  • Judith Anne Polak ceased 2020-12-31
    appoints directors · notified 2017-04-06
  • Shelagh Margaret Sandford ceased 2020-12-31
    appoints directors · notified 2017-04-06
  • Linda Louisa Small ceased 2020-12-31
    appoints directors · notified 2017-04-06
  • Babette Bond ceased 2024-05-02
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2021-11-01
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Gratton Trust is controlled by Richard Henry Solomons
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2017-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Henry Solomons.

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.

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.

7 directors on the board

6.4y median 4.3y
average tenure
15.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

0
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
04435273
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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