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The O'Connor Gateway Trust

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Antony David Oliver 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Reverend Michael Jonathan Redshaw 2016-2025 Director View profile
  3. David Norman Bryon 2011-2020 Director View profile
  4. Dr Stuart Winchurch 2011-2015 Director View profile
  5. Annas, Geoffrey Peter, Rt Revd Bishop of Stafford 2011-2016 Director View profile
  6. John Jackson 2011-2023 Director View profile
  7. Kevin Edward Pilkington 2010-2015 Director View profile
  8. Noreen Mary Oliver 2004-2023 Director View profile
  9. David Matthews 2004-2007 Director View profile
  10. Ian Stuart Hutton 2004-2007 Director View profile
  11. Kath Verity 2004-2012 Director View profile
  12. John Andrew Polglass 2011-2016 Secretary View profile
  13. Una Mc Ateer-Ellis 2004-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/05/2004
Also a registered charity
The O'Connor Gateway Trust

Ownership

Owned by (12) 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.

  • Clarence Bennie Robinson
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Frederick William Saunders
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Darren Mark Edwards
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Emma Turton
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Amiee Thomas
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-05-14
  • Kendra Martine Gray
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-05-01
  • Noreen Mary Oliver ceased 2023-12-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Kendra Martine Gray ceased 2022-12-19
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Anthony David Oliver ceased 2019-05-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • David Norman Bryon ceased 2020-12-08
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Jackson ceased 2023-05-04
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Antony David Oliver ceased 2025-10-13
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-05-01
  • 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 O'Connor Gateway Trust is controlled by Clarence Bennie Robinson
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Clarence Bennie Robinson.

11 other companies in this group

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.

Financials

Employees
0.03
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

6 grants · £750,922 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 · £720,872 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £30,050 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £251,9352022-08-25
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002022-04-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £5702020-12-14
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £29,4802020-12-02
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £449,2972016-03-09
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.

8 directors on the board

8.3y median 9.3y
average tenure
14.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Business services 4Dormant 4Other services 3Health and social care 2Professional services 2Finance 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05119548
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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