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Inspiration Trust

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

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Previous officers 15

  1. Kathryn Buscall 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Professor Colin James Diamond 2018-2022 Director View profile
  3. Helena Christine Mills 2018-2022 Director View profile
  4. Catherine Sian Paine 2017-2017 Director View profile
  5. Sam Berwick 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. John Gordon Hodgson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  7. Margaret Helen Hollingsworth 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Prior, David Gifford Leathes, Lord Prior of Brampton 2012-2015 Director View profile
  9. Julian Christopher Hanson-Smith 2012-2021 Director View profile
  10. Amanda Sara Aspin 2012-2014 Director View profile
  11. Dame Rachel Mary De Souza 2012-2021 Director View profile
  12. William James Holledge 2012-2013 Director View profile
  13. Georgina Alice Hardingham 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  14. Sally Ann Culling 2015-2019 Secretary View profile
  15. Catherine Mary Montgomery 2014-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/08/2012

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.

  • Clare Agnew ceased 2018-04-09
    appoints directors · notified 2016-08-14
  • David Charles Tibble ceased 2018-04-09
    appoints directors · notified 2016-08-14
  • 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.

Group

  1. Inspiration Trust is controlled by Clare Agnew
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-08-14, ceased 2018-04-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Clare Agnew.

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

10 grants · £3,223,482 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

  • Department for Education · £3,013,959 (2 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £137,830 (2 grants)
  • Sport England · £46,347 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £22,845
  • Henry Smith Foundation · £2,500

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £22,8452022-07-25
  • Department for Work and Pensions £19,1992022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £118,6322021-04-01
  • Sport England £3,3502020-09-29
  • Sport England £23,4502020-04-20

Contracts awarded

2 contracts · £1,120,785 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

  • XMA LIMITED · £720,414
  • Price and Buckland Limited · £400,371

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.

9 directors on the board

5.5y median 4.6y
average tenure
13.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Construction 9Education 6Property 4Tech and media 4Finance 3Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 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
08179349
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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