Company
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
Previous officers 19
- Simon Hayes 2015–2025 View profile
- Neil Adam Collins 2008–2020 View profile
- David Charles Hunt 2006–2020 View profile
- John Anthony Victor Townsend 2005–2021 View profile
- Vanessa Renwick 2000–2018 View profile
- John Peter Allard 2000–2018 View profile
- Dr Clark Lannerdahl Brundin 1995–2000 View profile
- Stewart Wallace Urry 1995–2002 View profile
- Johan Bengt Yngve Beckman 1991–2000 View profile
- Michael Arthur Ferard Reeve 1991–2008 View profile
- Giles William Buckland Warman 1988–2013 View profile
- Sir Patrick Dalmahoy Nairne 1997 View profile
- Walter Otto Hartley 1993 View profile
- Gerald Humphrey Earl of Dartmouth 1991 View profile
- Close Investments Limited 2006–2007 View profile
- Close Finsbury Asset Management Limited 2000–2006 View profile
- REA Brothers Limited 1998–2000 View profile
- Hilary Spivey 1992–1998 View profile
- John William Lovat Farrar 1992 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/01/1926
Board analysis for researchers
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.
6 directors on the board
- James Robert Ashton Director · appointed 2020
- Kate Cornish-Bowden Director · appointed 2017
- Sandra Claire Kelly Director · appointed 2019
- Lorna Mona Tilbian Director · appointed 2017
- Parwinder Singh Purewal Director · appointed 2022
- Mary Beth Christie Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Kate Cornish-Bowden Director · appointed 2017
- Sandra Claire Kelly Director · appointed 2019
- Lorna Mona Tilbian Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (6)
- James Robert Ashton Director · appointed 2020
- Kate Cornish-Bowden Director · appointed 2017
- Sandra Claire Kelly Director · appointed 2019
- Lorna Mona Tilbian Director · appointed 2017
- Parwinder Singh Purewal Director · appointed 2022
- Mary Beth Christie Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- SC013958
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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