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The Hands Around the World Charitable Trust

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

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Previous officers 17

  1. Enid Mair Lewis 2017-2017 Director View profile
  2. David Clarke Mckirdy 2015-2017 Director View profile
  3. Williams, Michael Joseph, Rev Canon 2014-2017 Director View profile
  4. David James Mccarthy 2013-2015 Director View profile
  5. Jane Goodyer 2011-2016 Director View profile
  6. Bernard James Oliver 2011-2016 Director View profile
  7. Christopher Paul Barrell 2009-2018 Director View profile
  8. Dr Sreena Das 2005-2009 Director View profile
  9. Jeffrey James Glyn-Jones 2002-2007 Director View profile
  10. David Viner 2002-2015 Director View profile
  11. Brian Victor Carver 2002-2012 Director View profile
  12. Sir David Stuart Dobson 2002-2009 Director View profile
  13. Clare Viner 2002-2011 Director View profile
  14. Caroline Mary Glyn Jones 2002-2011 Director View profile
  15. Lynda Steiner 2002-2007 Director View profile
  16. Peter Freeman Smith 2006-2015 Secretary View profile
  17. Amanda Boulton 2002-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/12/2002
Also a registered charity
The Hands Around the World Charitable Trust
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.

9 directors on the board

9.6y median 9.1y
average tenure
17.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Health and social care 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
04625570
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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