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The National Churches Trust
The National Churches Trust is an active UK company (number 06265201), incorporated 2007, with 12 current directors including Christopher Paul Jones and Gerald Michael Nolan Corbett. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.
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Who leads it
- Christopher Paul JonesDirector · since 2026
- Gerald Michael Nolan CorbettDirector · since 2026
- Rt Revd Vivienne Frances FaullDirector · since 2026
- Deborah Jane DanceDirector · since 2025
- Revd Dr Scott Martin RennieDirector · since 2025
- Charles Kwaku-OdoiDirector · since 2025
- Sir Philip Mcdougall RutnamDirector · since 2022
- Sarah Lesley StewartDirector · since 2021
- Dr Nigel Hugh WalterDirector · since 2021
- Henry Julian Aglionby StanfordDirector · since 2019
- Catherine Donna McdonaldDirector · since 2018
- Catherine Mary PepinsterDirector · since 2018
- Claire WalkerSecretary · since 2011
Previous officers 30
- Dr Robert David Muir 2021-2024 View profile
- Shirley Meri Adams 2019-2025 View profile
- Nicholas Warns 2018-2020 View profile
- Dr Stephen Richard Sklaroff 2018-2025 View profile
- Rev Lucy Winkett 2017-2025 View profile
- Ford, Amanda Kirstine, Canon Dr 2015-2016 View profile
- Anthony John Cowell 2015-2017 View profile
- Catherine Cobain 2015-2017 View profile
- Sir Paul John James Britton 2015-2025 View profile
- Dr Julie Patricia Banham 2015-2018 View profile
- Andrew John William Day 2012-2018 View profile
- Luke Henry Walter March 2012-2022 View profile
- Richard Joseph Carr-Archer 2011-2021 View profile
- John Richard Drew 2011-2021 View profile
- Alastair James Hunter 2011-2012 View profile
- Rev Nicholas Roderick Holtam 2008-2015 View profile
- Jennifer Anne Page 2008-2018 View profile
- Lottie Cole 2007-2014 View profile
- John Peter Abercromby Readman 2007-2015 View profile
- Sarah Bardsley Bracher 2007-2008 View profile
- Graham Stephen Brown 2007-2011 View profile
- Diana Ray Hunt 2007-2010 View profile
- Lady Erica Jane Harman 2007-2008 View profile
- Antony John Wedgwood 2007-2012 View profile
- Michael Graham Hoare 2007-2012 View profile
- Very Revd Henry Edward Champneys Stapleton 2007-2008 View profile
- Michael James Gwynne Fletcher 2007-2007 View profile
- Howard John Dellar 2007-2007 View profile
- Andrew James Edwards 2007-2011 View profile
- Peter Frederick Barton Beesley 2007-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of religious organizations
- Incorporated
- 31/05/2007
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- The National Churches Trust
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.
- Justin Portal Welby ceased 2025-01-06
appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The National Churches Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
1 other company in this group
- NCT Heritage Services Limited (no longer on the register)
Ownership paths are calculated from the active Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings that show a majority (more than 50% of shares or voting rights, or the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors). Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates. Holdings of 25-50% are significant influence or control, not majority control, and are not used to build a group.
Grants received
9 grants · £6,470,195 total360Giving 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,701,985
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £2,552,490 (5 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £105,720
- The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington · £100,000
- The Joseph Rank Trust · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
12 directors on the board
- Deborah Jane Dance Director · appointed 2025
- Charles Kwaku-Odoi Director · appointed 2025
- Sarah Lesley Stewart Director · appointed 2021
- Henry Julian Aglionby Stanford Director · appointed 2019
- Rt Revd Vivienne Frances Faull Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Nigel Hugh Walter Director · appointed 2021
- Sir Philip Mcdougall Rutnam Director · appointed 2022
- Revd Dr Scott Martin Rennie Director · appointed 2025
- Catherine Donna Mcdonald Director · appointed 2018
- Gerald Michael Nolan Corbett Director · appointed 2026
- Catherine Mary Pepinster Director · appointed 2018
- Christopher Paul Jones Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Henry Julian Aglionby Stanford Director · appointed 2019
- Catherine Donna Mcdonald Director · appointed 2018
- Catherine Mary Pepinster Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Sarah Lesley Stewart Director · appointed 2021
- Rt Revd Vivienne Frances Faull Director · appointed 2026
- Revd Dr Scott Martin Rennie Director · appointed 2025
- Catherine Donna Mcdonald Director · appointed 2018
- Gerald Michael Nolan Corbett Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (7)
- Deborah Jane Dance Director · appointed 2025
- Charles Kwaku-Odoi Director · appointed 2025
- Henry Julian Aglionby Stanford Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Nigel Hugh Walter Director · appointed 2021
- Sir Philip Mcdougall Rutnam Director · appointed 2022
- Catherine Mary Pepinster Director · appointed 2018
- Christopher Paul Jones Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
- Deborah Jane Dance Cpre Oxfordshire Buildings Preservation Trust Limited
- Sarah Lesley Stewart The Beamish Development Trust
- Dr Nigel Hugh Walter The Cambridge Theological Federation
- Sir Philip Mcdougall Rutnam The National Institute of Economic and Social Research, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Barnsbury Team Ministry
- Gerald Michael Nolan Corbett The Corbett Family Charitable Trust
- Catherine Mary Pepinster Kaleidoscope Project
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Stephen Richard Sklaroff Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 06265201
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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