Company
The Godiva Awakes Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Jessica PinsonDirector · since 2025
- Paul Steven BelfieldDirector · since 2025
- Deepak NaikDirector · since 2025
- Hazel PillingDirector · since 2023
- Manjit KaurDirector · since 2021
- Dr Gaynor Denise SharpDirector · since 2017
- John McguiganDirector · since 2012
- Roger Terrence Arthur MedwellDirector · since 2010
- Philip James DawsonSecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 9
- Stephen John Stewart 2021-2025 View profile
- Diane Carole Jones 2016-2022 View profile
- Cathryn Thompson 2016-2025 View profile
- Dr Gary Kenneth Fisher 2016-2021 View profile
- Professor Michael John Tovey 2012-2020 View profile
- Sonian Kullar 2011-2018 View profile
- Jane Louise Hytch 2010-2016 View profile
- Liz Millett 2010-2011 View profile
- Andrea Wendy Simpson 2010-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/10/2010
- Also a registered charity
- The Godiva Awakes 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.
- Jane Louise Hytch ceased 2023-12-31
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Godiva Awakes Trust
is controlled by Jane Louise Hytch
Evidence
ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Jane Louise Hytch.
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
7 grants · £1,219,570 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
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £515,000 (4 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £404,570 (2 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £300,000
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Jessica Pinson Director · appointed 2025
- Roger Terrence Arthur Medwell Director · appointed 2010
- Manjit Kaur Director · appointed 2021
- Paul Steven Belfield Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Gaynor Denise Sharp Director · appointed 2017
- John Mcguigan Director · appointed 2012
- Hazel Pilling Director · appointed 2023
- Deepak Naik Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Roger Terrence Arthur Medwell Director · appointed 2010
- Dr Gaynor Denise Sharp Director · appointed 2017
- John Mcguigan Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Manjit Kaur Director · appointed 2021
- Dr Gaynor Denise Sharp Director · appointed 2017
- Deepak Naik Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (5)
- Jessica Pinson Director · appointed 2025
- Roger Terrence Arthur Medwell Director · appointed 2010
- Paul Steven Belfield Director · appointed 2025
- John Mcguigan Director · appointed 2012
- Hazel Pilling Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
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
- 07409629
- 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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