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Dr Richard Forster

Dr Richard Forster holds 4 current roles and has 1 previous role across 5 organisations.

Current roles
4
at 4 organisations
Previous roles
1
ended appointments
Organisations
5
4 now, 1 in the past
People served alongside
25
on the same boards
On boards since
2000
26 years in governance
Longest current role
15 yrs
at Gardner's Trustee
Charity roles
3
now, plus none in the past
Company roles
1
now, plus 1 in the past
How am I connected?

Overview

Richard's network

25 people5 organisationsExplore in 3DiThe red node is Richard. The map draws current roles and the people on those boards. Previous organisations, including dissolved ones, are added as dashed links when Former organisations is on; the figures above also count previous roles.Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

People Richard has served alongside

25 peopleiBased on overlapping official board records, including company secretaries. 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.

Gardner's Trustee 16 people · 2011-present

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Roles

Roles

5 roles across 5 organisations (4 current, 1 previous)

Current roles (4)iTaken from official records: Charity Commission, Companies House. Each row shows the appointment and, where it has ended, the end date as filed.

Previous roles (1)iTaken from official records: Companies House. Each row shows the appointment and, where it has ended, the end date as filed.Charity trustee roles come from the current Charity Commission register, which lists serving trustees only. Company roles, current and past, come from Companies House.

Network

Richard's network

iThe red node is Richard. Pale nodes are charities, grey nodes are companies, and darker grey nodes are the people who sit on them. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

People Richard has served alongside

25 people across 5 organisationsiBased on overlapping official board records, including company secretaries. 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.

Gardner's Trustee 16 people · 2011-present

The Loriners Charitable Trust 4 people · 2025-present

The Forster Charitable Trust 3 people · 2023-present

David Steven Limited (dissolved 2020) 2 people · 2000-2020

Gardner's Trustee 5 people · Current