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The Dean Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Joanne Marie Hyde 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. John Howard Kelly 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Phillip Bowers 2017-2022 Director View profile
  4. Paul James Edwards 2015-2022 Director View profile
  5. John Thomas Shiels 2012-2026 Director View profile
  6. David John Palmer 2012-2017 Director View profile
  7. Brian Dean Rigby 2012-2018 Director View profile
  8. Tarun Kapur 2012-2025 Director View profile
  9. Jane Mantel 2012-2015 Director View profile
  10. Andrew John Mclaren 2012-2013 Director View profile
  11. Katie Stobbart 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  12. Paul Michael Ireland 2021-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/04/2012

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

  • Deborah Jayne Lucas
    significant influence · notified 2018-11-29
  • Joanne Marie Hyde
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2025-03-05
  • John Thomas Shiels ceased 2018-11-29
    significant influence · notified 2018-04-30
  • Tarun Kapur ceased 2018-11-29
    significant influence · notified 2018-04-30
  • Paul James Edwards ceased 2018-11-29
    significant influence · notified 2018-04-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Anna Marie Beaumont ceased 2018-11-29
    significant influence · notified 2018-04-30
  • Brian Dean Rigby ceased 2025-05-01
    significant influence · notified 2018-11-29
  • 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 - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Dean Trust is controlled by Deborah Jayne Lucas
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2018-11-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Deborah Jayne Lucas.

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

2 grants · £11,544 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

Contracts awarded

1 contract · £6,705,364 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

  • Caterlink · £6,705,364

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

4.8y median 4y
average tenure
10.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 3Business services 2Education 2Tech and media 2Construction 1Retail and trade 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
08027943
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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