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Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

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Jeremy John Nicholas Payne 2014-2014 Director View profile
Richard Leighton Butcher 2013-2017 Director View profile
Joanne Louise Steel 2016-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 03/07/2013
Also a registered charity: Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation

Grants received

6 grants · £163,709 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

Postcode Community Trust · £80,000
Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £50,000
BBC Children in Need · £31,189 (3 grants)
The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,520

Most recent

Postcode Community Trust £80,0002025-09-03
The National Lottery Community Fund £2,5202023-07-28
BBC Children in Need £5002022-10-20
BBC Children in Need £5,0002020-06-17
BBC Children in Need £25,6892018-07-30

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.

12 directors on the board

David Martin Gratton Director · appointed 2020
Amanda Simpson Director · appointed 2013
Miles Arthur Bradbury Director · appointed 2014
Dr Iain Bryden Percy Director · appointed 2013
Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie Director · appointed 2013
Andrew Charles Scoular Lawson Director · appointed 2020
Leah Simpson Director · appointed 2013
John Henry Derbyshire Director · appointed 2014
Nicholas Blair Manny Harrison Director · appointed 2014
Sophie Arabella Sheldon Director · appointed 2023
David Tyler Director · appointed 2013
Prakash Paran Director · appointed 2018

10.5y median 12.5y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Amanda Simpson Director · appointed 2013
Miles Arthur Bradbury Director · appointed 2014
Dr Iain Bryden Percy Director · appointed 2013
Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie Director · appointed 2013
Andrew Charles Scoular Lawson Director · appointed 2020
Leah Simpson Director · appointed 2013
John Henry Derbyshire Director · appointed 2014
Nicholas Blair Manny Harrison Director · appointed 2014
David Tyler Director · appointed 2013
Prakash Paran Director · appointed 2018

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Amanda Simpson Director · appointed 2013
Andrew Charles Scoular Lawson Director · appointed 2020
Leah Simpson Director · appointed 2013
John Henry Derbyshire Director · appointed 2014
David Tyler Director · appointed 2013
Prakash Paran Director · appointed 2018

Portfolio (6)

David Martin Gratton Director · appointed 2020
Miles Arthur Bradbury Director · appointed 2014
Dr Iain Bryden Percy Director · appointed 2013
Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie Director · appointed 2013
Nicholas Blair Manny Harrison Director · appointed 2014
Sophie Arabella Sheldon Director · appointed 2023

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.

Arts and leisure 6Manufacturing 3Finance 2Other services 2Professional services 2Tech and media 2Education 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.

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: 08595862
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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