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Person
Charles William David Laing
Charles William David Laing is a trustee of David Laing Foundation (since 2023), The Beatrice Laing Trust and 2 other charities and a director of 5 companies. Source: Companies House and Charity Commission records.
Director at Essential Guru Limited · Trustee at David Laing Foundation
- 9 current roles
- 2 previous roles
- Served alongside 37 people
Official record Companies House and Charity Commission · updated 25th October 2026
Roles
11 roles across 11 organisations (9 current, 2 previous)Current roles (9)
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Essential Guru LimitedDirector · 2024-present
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- Essential Guru Limited
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2024-07-22
- Record reference
- Company 15851725
Current -
David Laing FoundationTrustee · 2023-present
Official record · Charity Commission
- Source
- Charity Commission
- Organisation
- David Laing Foundation
- Role
- Trustee
- Appointed
- 2023-01-01
- Record reference
- Charity 278462
Current -
Scram Properties LimitedDirector · 2021-present
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- Scram Properties Limited
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2021-01-07
- Record reference
- Company 13118704
Current -
Clpm LimitedDirector · 2014-present
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- Clpm Limited
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2014-04-23
- Record reference
- Company 09007428
Current -
The Early Opera Company LimitedDirector · 2007-present
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- The Early Opera Company Limited
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2007-08-15
- Record reference
- Company 04302402
Current -
Charlie Laing LimitedDirector · 2004-present
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- Charlie Laing Limited
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2004-09-08
- Record reference
- Company 05225523
Current -
The Beatrice Laing TrustTrustee · Current
Official record · Charity Commission
- Source
- Charity Commission
- Organisation
- The Beatrice Laing Trust
- Role
- Trustee
- Record reference
- Charity 211884
Current -
The Maurice and Hilda Laing Charitable TrustTrustee · Current
Official record · Charity Commission
- Source
- Charity Commission
- Organisation
- The Maurice and Hilda Laing Charitable Trust
- Role
- Trustee
- Record reference
- Charity 1058109
Current -
The Early Opera Company LimitedTrustee · Current
Official record · Charity Commission
- Source
- Charity Commission
- Organisation
- The Early Opera Company Limited
- Role
- Trustee
- Record reference
- Charity 1111086
Current
Previous roles (2)
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Eskmuir Investments LimitedDirector · 2012-2016
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- Eskmuir Investments Limited
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2012-09-11
- Ended
- 2016-01-29
- Record reference
- Company 08174732
Previous -
Hadenbrook LimitedSecretary · from 2007
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- Hadenbrook Limited
- Role
- Secretary
- Appointed
- 2007-04-01
- Record reference
- Company 04492653
Previous
Charity trustee roles come from the current Charity Commission register, which lists serving trustees only. Company roles, current and past, come from Companies House.
People Charles has served alongside
37 people across 9 organisationsBased on overlapping official board records. Calculated from official records It does not mean they know each other. Only formal co-service is listed: people are never joined on a matching name alone.
The Early Opera Company Limited 17 people · 2007-present
- David Bryan RockwellServing together now · since 2023
- Andrew Michael PeckServing together now · since 2020
- Dr Vivienne MonkServing together now · since 2019
- Stephen SobeyServing together now · since 2019
- Tom WeisselbergServing together now · since 2019
- John Moore GaltServing together now · since 2017
- Nicola Anne OppenheimerServing together now · since 2007
- Eva de Blocq van Kuffeler2022-2024
- Anette Ollerearnshaw2020-2024
- David Cheddie2020-2022
- Emily Smith2016-2017
- Philip Hugh Hervey Kay2012-2018
- Dr Jonathan Henry William Gipps2011-2024
- Christian Curnyn2007-2023
- Christopher Samuel Gordon Clark2007
- Howard John Shields2007-2020
- John Allan Wilson2007-2015
The Early Opera Company Limited 8 people · Current
- Andrew Michael PeckServing together now
- David Bryan RockwellServing together now
- Dr Vivienne MonkServing together now
- Eva de Blocq van KuffelerServing together now
- John Moore GaltServing together now
- Nicola Anne OppenheimerServing together now
- Stephen SobeyServing together now
- Tom WeisselbergServing together now
The Maurice and Hilda Laing Charitable Trust 5 people · Current
- Annette Olga Marie LaingServing together now
- Dr Paul Michael Peter Van Den BoschServing together now Likely the same person
- Joanna Ruth HobsonServing together now
- Simon David MartleServing together now
- Stephenjohnhaines LudlowServing together now
David Laing Foundation 4 people · 2023-present
- Dominic Adrian HopkinsServing together now · since 2023
- Frances Mary LaingServing together now · since 2023
- John Benjamin LaingServing together now · since 2023
- Mr John Stuart Lewis DL FcisServing together now · since 2023 Likely the same person
The Beatrice Laing Trust 3 people · Current
- Christopher Maurice LaingServing together now
- Mrs Alex GregoryServing together now
- Paula Joan Stephanie BlackerServing together now
Charlie Laing Limited 1 person · 2004-present
- Alison Claire LaingServing together now · since 2004
Scram Properties Limited 1 person · 2021-present
- Alison Claire LaingServing together now · since 2021
Eskmuir Investments Limited 5 people · 2012-2016
- James Arthur Harding2012-2016
- Nicholas John Gregory2012-2016
- Paul Andrew Hodgson2012-2016
- Richard John Millard Collier2012-2016
- Stewart Christopher Kirby Laing2012-2016
Clpm Limited 2 people · 2014-2024
- James Alexander Bryden2014-2023
- Nicola Anne Bryden2014-2024
People marked “Likely the same person” are reached through a record that is a likely relationship to Charles: there is sufficient evidence to suggest it concerns the same individual, but it is not established as confirmed.
Sources
- Companies House
- Officer appointments and resignations.
- Charity Commission
- Register of Charities: current trustees and appointment dates.
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Identity
- Records are treated as the same person only where our identity-matching rules support it. Confirmed relationships are supported by the approved identity-matching evidence and rules. Likely relationships are supported by sufficient evidence to suggest the records concern the same individual, but are not established as confirmed; they are shown with the label “Likely the same person”. How people are matched
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