The Gratton Trust

Active04435273 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
10 May 2002 (24 years)
Industry
Activities of sport clubs (93120)
Directors
Matthew Besant
Christine Dale
Benn Hitchen
Controlled by
Benn Hitchen
Richard Henry Solomons
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
South East
Address
C/o Derbyshire Accountants Ltd
2 Fairfield
Whitchurch
RG28 7ES

Filing status

Accounts due
30 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
5 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
21 June 2026

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Besant, Matthew
Director · Appointed 6 March 2025
British
Born October 1991 (35)
Dale, Christine
Director · Appointed 15 September 2022
British
Born November 1952
Hitchen, Benn
Director · Appointed 8 April 2022
British
Born July 1987 (39)
Pletts, Alison
Director · Appointed 1 August 2019
British
Born May 1966 (60)
Solomons, Richard Henry
Director · Appointed 12 May 2017
British
Born August 1947 (79)
North, Mark Andrew
Director · Appointed 15 June 2011
British
Born November 1961
Officer history (49 former)
1 July 2026
Resigned Dale, Gary as Director
6 March 2025
Appointed Besant, Matthew as Director
2 January 2025
Resigned Porteous, Andrew as Director
2 May 2024
Resigned Bond, Babette as Director
1 February 2024
Resigned Macdonald, Elspeth as Director
29 June 2023
Appointed Porteous, Andrew as Director
17 February 2023
Resigned Conway, Pavlos as Director
6 October 2022
Resigned Longman, Alison as Director
15 September 2022
Appointed Dale, Christine as Director
15 September 2022
Appointed Dale, Gary as Director
4 August 2022
Resigned Russell, Stephen as Director
2 June 2022
Resigned Polak, John Timothy as Director
5 May 2022
Appointed Conway, Pavlos as Director
8 April 2022
Appointed Macdonald, Elspeth as Director
8 April 2022
Appointed Hitchen, Benn as Director
1 November 2021
Resigned Burton, Peter as Director
1 April 2021
Appointed Longman, Alison as Director
1 April 2021
Resigned Jenner, Peter as Director
31 December 2020
Resigned Atyeo, Michael as Director
31 December 2020
Resigned Osborne, Sam as Director
1 August 2019
Appointed Bond, Babette as Director
1 August 2019
Appointed Pletts, Alison as Director
31 May 2019
Resigned Polak, Judith Anne as Director
22 May 2019
Resigned Smith, Julie Kaye as Director
22 May 2019
Resigned Small, Linda Louisa as Director
22 May 2019
Appointed Osborne, Sam as Director
22 May 2019
Appointed Russell, Stephen as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Sandford, Shelagh Margaret as Director
30 September 2017
Appointed Jenner, Peter as Director
12 May 2017
Appointed Solomons, Richard Henry as Director
12 May 2017
Resigned Mcpherson, Marie as Director
6 August 2015
Resigned Gardener, Matthew as Director
1 July 2015
Resigned Phillips, Edward Andrew as Director
16 February 2015
Resigned Gover, Emma Jane as Director
12 November 2014
Appointed Small, Linda Louisa as Director
5 November 2014
Appointed Smith, Julie Kaye as Director
1 September 2014
Resigned Marcus, Robert Paul Andrew as Director
22 April 2014
Appointed Gardener, Matthew as Director
22 April 2014
Resigned Hopwood, Joanna as Director
9 January 2014
Appointed Mcpherson, Marie as Director
9 January 2014
Appointed Phillips, Edward Andrew as Director
9 January 2014
Appointed Gover, Emma Jane as Director
30 December 2013
Resigned Minns, Alison as Director
30 November 2013
Resigned Steel, Jeff as Director
30 September 2013
Resigned Ellis, Miranda Elizabeth as Director
30 September 2013
Resigned Ellis, Miranda Elizabeth as Secretary
25 September 2013
Resigned Adam, Scott Ross as Director
29 August 2013
Resigned Thackray, Louise as Director
4 July 2013
Appointed Polak, Judith Anne as Director
4 July 2013
Appointed Sandford, Shelagh Margaret as Director
4 July 2013
Appointed Hopwood, Joanna as Director
13 June 2013
Appointed Polak, John Timothy as Director
23 May 2013
Appointed Minns, Alison as Director
25 April 2013
Appointed Atyeo, Michael as Director
30 June 2012
Resigned Masker, Rachel Anne as Director
29 March 2012
Appointed Steel, Jeff as Director
27 July 2011
Appointed Adam, Scott Ross as Director
15 June 2011
Appointed North, Mark Andrew as Director
1 May 2011
16 March 2011
Appointed Masker, Rachel Anne as Director
1 May 2010
Resigned Johnson, Ian as Director
28 April 2009
Appointed Thackray, Louise as Director
30 August 2008
Resigned Wilcox, Roger as Director
2 August 2008
Resigned Polak, Judith Anne as Director
14 May 2008
Appointed Johnson, Ian as Director
14 May 2008
Resigned Richmond, Alan as Director
19 November 2007
Resigned Tabbitt, Julie as Director
15 October 2007
Resigned Bryant, Cynthia Verena as Director
15 October 2007
Resigned Lamb, Abigail as Director
15 October 2007
Appointed Ellis, Miranda Elizabeth as Secretary
15 October 2007
Resigned Knight, Ernest John as Director
15 October 2007
Resigned Chuter, Matthew Edward Winn as Director
15 October 2007
Resigned Bryant, Cynthia Verena as Secretary
18 July 2007
Appointed Tabbitt, Julie as Director
21 May 2007
Resigned Padgham, Michael Richard John Charles, Doctor as Director
16 April 2007
Appointed Richmond, Alan as Director
16 April 2007
Appointed Marcus, Robert Paul Andrew as Director
19 June 2006
Resigned Radford, Michael as Director
19 June 2006
Appointed Chuter, Matthew Edward Winn as Director
20 February 2006
Resigned Tiplady, John Mark as Director
28 November 2005
Appointed Lamb, Abigail as Director
25 July 2005
Appointed Tiplady, John Mark as Director
25 July 2005
Resigned Martin, Simon John as Director
25 April 2005
Appointed Martin, Simon John as Director
21 March 2005
Resigned Shone, Neil Peter, M as Director
7 June 2004
Resigned Benwell, Andrew John as Director
26 January 2004
Resigned Hawthorne, Philip as Director
26 January 2004
Appointed Ellis, Miranda Elizabeth as Director
15 December 2003
Resigned Wilson, Anna Stephenie as Director
21 May 2003
Appointed Radford, Michael as Director
31 March 2003
Appointed Bryant, Cynthia Verena as Director
13 January 2003
Appointed Bryant, Cynthia Verena as Secretary
13 January 2003
Appointed Knight, Ernest John as Director
13 January 2003
Appointed Padgham, Michael Richard John Charles, Doctor as Director
13 January 2003
Appointed Polak, Judith Anne as Director
13 January 2003
Appointed Shone, Neil Peter, M as Director
13 January 2003
Appointed Burton, Peter as Director
13 January 2003
Appointed Benwell, Andrew John as Director
13 January 2003
Resigned Leatherdale, Malcolm Charles John as Secretary
13 January 2003
Appointed Hawthorne, Philip as Director
13 January 2003
Appointed Wilson, Anna Stephenie as Director
10 May 2002
Appointed Leatherdale, Malcolm Charles John as Secretary
10 May 2002
Appointed Wilcox, Roger as Director
10 May 2002
Appointed Small, David Benjamin Mainwaring as Director

Ownership 2 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Benn Hitchen
Individual · Notified 2 May 2024
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born July 1987 (39)
Richard Henry Solomons
Individual · Notified 6 April 2017
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born August 1947 (79)
Former controllers (9)
2 May 2024
Ceased Babette Bond — Owns 25–50% of shares
2 June 2022
Ceased John Timothy Polak — Right to appoint and remove directors
4 May 2022
Ceased Mark Andrew North — Right to appoint and remove directors
1 November 2021
Ceased Peter Burton — Right to appoint and remove directors
31 December 2020
Ceased Michael Atyeo — Right to appoint and remove directors
31 December 2020
Ceased Judith Anne Polak — Right to appoint and remove directors
31 December 2020
Ceased Shelagh Margaret Sandford — Right to appoint and remove directors
31 December 2020
Ceased Linda Louisa Small — Right to appoint and remove directors
31 December 2020
Ceased Julie Kaye Smith — Right to appoint and remove directors

Financials

Net Assets
£275,293
Debt Ratio
0%

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £200k £400k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 £304,355 £288,958 £284,269 £272,711 £275,293
Balance sheet detail
20242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£199,688£208,381£217,074£226,469£230,218
Current Assets£76,245£64,970£67,805£70,301£74,466
Creditors (< 1 year)£0£7,812£329
Net Current Assets£76,245£64,970£67,805£62,489£74,137
Net Assets£275,293£272,711£284,269£288,958£304,355
Shareholder Funds£275,293£272,711£284,269£288,958£304,355

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
27 October 2026Total exemption full accounts31 March 2026
9 September 2026Termination of appointment of a director
9 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates21 June 2026
7 January 2026Total exemption full accounts31 March 2025
30 July 2025Appointment of a director
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