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The Southwest Community Woodlands Trust

The Southwest Community Woodlands Trust is an active UK company (number SC171277), incorporated 1997, with 6 current directors including Marion Macarthur and Aaron Gauld. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 32

  1. Anna Murray 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Sarah Jackets 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Jenny Stephenson 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Lex Pearce 2019-2024 Director View profile
  5. Alex Ross 2017-2023 Director View profile
  6. Matthew William Richard Moodie 2017-2025 Director View profile
  7. Sean Clayton 2017-2023 Director View profile
  8. Graham Moffat 2017-2022 Director View profile
  9. Phil Daube 2017-2026 Director View profile
  10. Karen Slattery 2016-2024 Director View profile
  11. David Hamilton Jones 2015-2025 Director View profile
  12. Ben Idris Glanville 2015-2019 Director View profile
  13. Peter Darwell 2013-2018 Director View profile
  14. John Allen Crosby 2012-2020 Director View profile
  15. Phoebe Marshall 2011-2016 Director View profile
  16. Richard Cunningham 2010-2016 Director View profile
  17. Spiros Kourkoulos 2010-2012 Director View profile
  18. Sue Appleyard 2010-2012 Director View profile
  19. Alyne Erskine Jones 2009-2017 Director View profile
  20. Kerry Russell 2009-2011 Director View profile
  21. Andrew Hurst 2006-2013 Director View profile
  22. Jeremy Michael Cox 2002-2017 Director View profile
  23. Julia Rose Cox 2002-2009 Director View profile
  24. Elizabeth Farey 2002-2010 Director View profile
  25. Professor Paul Ignatieff 1998-2002 Director View profile
  26. Edward Scott Iglehart 1997-2017 Director View profile
  27. Peter Gardiner Ross 1997-2006 Director View profile
  28. Godfrey Wimpenny Smith 1997-2015 Director View profile
  29. Robin Annesley Ade 1997-2006 Director View profile
  30. Richard Cunningham 2011-2016 Secretary View profile
  31. Charles Bett 2006-2017 Secretary View profile
  32. Simon Thomas Brooke 1997-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/01/1997

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. The Southwest Community Woodlands Trust is controlled by Aaron Gauld
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2026-02-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Aaron Gauld.

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

4 grants · £21,443 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £21,443 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £1,6002022-03-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0012018-02-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £1,8422012-02-02
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0002008-01-15
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.

6 directors on the board

8.4y median 6.7y
average tenure
15.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Phil Daube Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2026

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 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC171277
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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