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The Gryphon Trust

The Gryphon Trust is an active UK company (number 07546874), incorporated 2011, with 3 current directors including James Hunter and Professor David John Richards. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 31

  1. Martin Weston 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Mark Wright 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Nigel Martyn Pressnell 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Martyn Gerald Mccarthy 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Helena Mary Dickens 2020-2026 Director View profile
  6. Harold Christopher Nash 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Roger Castle 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. Daniel Frank Parker 2020-2025 Director View profile
  9. Keith Edward Craze 2018-2021 Director View profile
  10. Malcolm Edward George Walker 2018-2020 Director View profile
  11. Dominic Edmund Robert Coburn 2017-2020 Director View profile
  12. Mark Byrne 2015-2019 Director View profile
  13. Dr Michael Horswell 2015-2018 Director View profile
  14. Sarah Louise England 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Joanne Young 2011-2015 Director View profile
  16. Elizabeth Ann Cook 2011-2026 Director View profile
  17. Christopher Charles Hummerstone 2011-2016 Director View profile
  18. Mary Elizabeth Hughes 2011-2015 Director View profile
  19. Alan Dennis O'Sullivan 2011-2018 Director View profile
  20. Susan Dawn Byrne 2011-2013 Director View profile
  21. Alan Bryan Maugham 2011-2019 Director View profile
  22. Godfrey Charles Beck 2011-2015 Director View profile
  23. Susan Marie Allinson 2011-2011 Director View profile
  24. Elaine Reed 2011-2015 Director View profile
  25. Robert Stephen Farmer 2011-2012 Director View profile
  26. Robert Alexander Williamson 2011-2016 Director View profile
  27. Stephen David Hayes 2011-2015 Director View profile
  28. Eveleen Patricia Gillmon 2011-2014 Director View profile
  29. Suzanne Ashworth 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  30. Barbara Ann Baldock 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  31. Valerie Woods 2011-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/03/2011

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Alan Bryan Maugham ceased 2017-12-19
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Alan Bryan Maugham ceased 2020-01-24
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-12-19
  • 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.
  • Possible match - 107 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 107 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Gryphon Trust is controlled by Alan Bryan Maugham
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-12-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alan Bryan Maugham.

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

3 grants · £1,368 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 · £10,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Education · £-8,632

Most recent

  • Department for Education £-8,6322019-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,0002008-12-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £7,0002007-08-14
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.

3 directors on the board

11y median 15.6y
average tenure
15.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Education 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
07546874
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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