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The Hardman Trust LTD

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 27

  1. Perry Sutherland 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Melanie Essex 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Edward Du Boulay 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Alexandra Louise Marks 2023-2025 Director View profile
  5. Louise Spencer 2023-2026 Director View profile
  6. Dr David Maguire 2023-2025 Director View profile
  7. Cathal Cunningham 2023-2026 Director View profile
  8. Lady Prue Keely-Davies 2023-2023 Director View profile
  9. Kim Evans 2023-2026 Director View profile
  10. Ciaran Anthony Brady 2022-2023 Director View profile
  11. Peter John Hill 2020-2023 Director View profile
  12. Martyn Alan Ripley 2019-2021 Director View profile
  13. Rose Malleson 2019-2023 Director View profile
  14. Laura Jane Wilkinson 2019-2020 Director View profile
  15. Elizabeth Craigie 2019-2019 Director View profile
  16. Peter Mckinney 2019-2023 Director View profile
  17. Daniel Thomas Rogers 2019-2023 Director View profile
  18. Joy Gloria Boyce 2018-2023 Director View profile
  19. Eleanor Kennedy 2014-2017 Director View profile
  20. Martin John Stevens 2014-2018 Director View profile
  21. Shane Holland 2014-2018 Director View profile
  22. Samantha Jane Rey 2010-2012 Director View profile
  23. Ian Malcolm Duxbury 2009-2018 Director View profile
  24. Stephen Bernard Pollard 2003-2019 Director View profile
  25. Gwyneth Anne Rhoda Morgan 2003-2020 Director View profile
  26. Keith Malcolm Hamilton Donald 2003-2010 Director View profile
  27. Jennifer Anne Gadsby Peet 2003-2020 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
06/01/2003
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
The Hardman Trust
Previous names
Prisoners' Penfriends (until 15/01/2024)

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.

  • Alexandra Louise Marks ceased 2025-07-25
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2023-08-07
  • 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 Hardman Trust LTD is controlled by Alexandra Louise Marks
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2023-08-07, ceased 2025-07-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alexandra Louise Marks.

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 · £385,525 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 · £385,525 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £375,0002024-07-23
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,0002022-12-16
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,5252021-06-04
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

1.2y median 0.5y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Education 3Professional services 2Other services 1Tech and media 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04629036
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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