The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Equal Rights Trust

Company 05559173 Active

Registered charity: The Equal Rights Trust

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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.

6
directors on the board
7.6y median 8.6y
average tenure
9.8y
longest tenure
4
directors past 6 years
3 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
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.

Health and social care 1Other services 1Professional services 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number05559173
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated09/09/2005
Address167-169 GREAT PORTLAND STREET, 5TH FLOOR, LONDON, W1W 5PF
Accounts next due31/12/2026
Accounts last made up30/09/2024

Industry (SIC)

74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Ownership - persons with significant control (4)

  • Mrs Saphie Ashtiany ceased 2019 British
    significant influence or control as trust
  • Mr Jame Andrew Fitzgerald ceased 2017 British Cityzen
    significant influence or control
  • Ms Joanne Clare Whiteman ceased 2017 British Citizen
    significant influence or control
  • Dr Evelyn Collins ceased 2023 Northern Irish
    right to appoint and remove directors right to appoint and remove directors as trust right to appoint and remove directors as firm

Officers (39)

Show 33 former officers

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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