Company
The Captain French Trust
The Captain French Trust is an active UK company (number 04986021), incorporated 2003, with 5 current directors including Heather Louise Walker and Dr Ruth Margaret Bowman. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Dr Melissa Jane Lovett 2017-2024 View profile
- Dr Kate Done 2015-2022 View profile
- Dr Michael John Brennan 2003-2020 View profile
- Dr Simon John Edgecombe 2003-2015 View profile
- Dr Julia Elizabeth Pigott 2003-2014 View profile
- Dr Catherine Brennan 2003-2013 View profile
- Dr Simon James Nicholas Gardner 2003-2007 View profile
- Dr Elizabeth Carol Williams 2003-2008 View profile
- Linda Dorothy Farish 2015-2024 View profile
- Joanne Cornell 2011-2015 View profile
- Susan Hunter 2008-2011 View profile
- Andrew Nigel Maxwell Robinson 2003-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 05/12/2003
- Also a registered charity
- The Captain French 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.
5 directors on the board
- Amy Katherine Lee Director · appointed 2003
- Dr Emma Louise Jones Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Ruth Margaret Bowman Director · appointed 2017
- Heather Louise Walker Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Shawn Gibson Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Amy Katherine Lee Director · appointed 2003
- Dr Emma Louise Jones Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Ruth Margaret Bowman Director · appointed 2017
- Heather Louise Walker Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Shawn Gibson Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Amy Katherine Lee Director · appointed 2003
- Dr Emma Louise Jones Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Ruth Margaret Bowman Director · appointed 2017
- Heather Louise Walker Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Shawn Gibson Director · appointed 2015
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
- 04986021
- 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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