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Open Hands Trust (Leicester)

Pre-primary education

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

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Previous officers 11

  1. Andrew Robert White 2015-2020 Director View profile
  2. Catherine Elizabeth O'Connell 2012-2015 Director View profile
  3. Dr Edmund Rozario Cruz Mathew 2012-2013 Director View profile
  4. Neil Tansley 2011-2015 Director View profile
  5. Mark Raymond Wardley 2011-2012 Director View profile
  6. Richard Keith Smout 2008-2012 Director View profile
  7. Adam Brian Keats Simmonds 2008-2012 Director View profile
  8. David Anthony Evans 2006-2008 Director View profile
  9. Ian Philip Jones 2006-2008 Director View profile
  10. Catherine Elizabeth O'Connell 2014-2018 Secretary View profile
  11. Brian Campbell Niblock 2006-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Pre-primary education; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
11/08/2006
Registered office
Leicester
Also a registered charity
Open Hands Trust (Leicester)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Open Hands Trust (Leicester) on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

9 grants · £777,027 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

Most recent

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

9.7y median 9.7y
average tenure
18.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Other services 3Arts and leisure 1Health 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

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
05903490
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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