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The Palmerston Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 12

  1. Jennifer Mcgill 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ilaria Patrizii Bernardi 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Laura Raveggi 2024-2025 Director View profile
  4. Fredrik Haglund 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Tony Stewart Stockwell 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Morag Mathieson 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Rev Stewart Jackson Lamont 2016-2018 Director View profile
  8. Janet Handley 2015-2020 Director View profile
  9. James Francis Hamilton Cleary 2012-2020 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Thomas Hadley 2011-2012 Director View profile
  11. Ann Christine Treherne 2011-2020 Director View profile
  12. John Blackwood 2011-2015 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/06/2011

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.

  • Alan John Balfour
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-03-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Ann Christine Treherne ceased 2020-12-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. The Palmerston Trust is controlled by Alan John Balfour
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-03-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alan John Balfour.

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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.

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.

5 directors on the board

5.2y median 4.7y
average tenure
7.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

1
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 1Professional services 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC402435
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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