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Saffron Music Trust

Saffron Music Trust is an active UK company (number 08534643), incorporated 2013, with 11 current directors including Mark Andrew Guest and Paul Richard Abrey. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

Cultural education

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Previous officers 11

  1. Dr Pamela Benham Davis 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. Hugh Robert Parnell 2017-2026 Director View profile
  3. Barry William Ife 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. Caroline Harriet Derbyshire 2016-2025 Director View profile
  5. Dr John Malcolm Padfield 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. John Anthony Willan 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Geoffrey Maurice Lewis 2014-2020 Director View profile
  8. Nigel Wooldridge Brown 2013-2019 Director View profile
  9. John Robert Hartley 2013-2016 Director View profile
  10. Mark Philip Hayes 2013-2023 Director View profile
  11. Tyrolese (Directors) Limited 2013-2013 Corporate-director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Cultural education; Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
17/05/2013
Registered office
Saffron Walden
Also a registered charity
Saffron Music Trust
Previous names
Saffron Hall Trust (until 07/10/2025)

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.

Group

  1. Saffron Music Trust is controlled by Caroline Harriet Derbyshire
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-11-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Caroline Harriet Derbyshire.

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

8 grants · £456,170 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

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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.

11 directors on the board

5.1y median 4.9y
average tenure
13.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

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.

Education 8Professional services 7Arts and leisure 4Other services 2Finance 1Property 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
08534643
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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