Registered charity · Croydon
Croydon Business Venture Limited
- 9 trustees
- Income £727k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Colin FrancisTrustee · since 2024
- Colin HumphreyTrustee · since 2025
- Dwayne MillerTrustee · since 2023
- Geraldine Corrina SanyaTrustee · since 2021
- Gulnara OttenTrustee · since 2026
- Mx Joanne Lesley De SerranoTrustee · since 2026
- Paul TaylorTrustee · since 2021
- Siffat ShahTrustee · since 2021
- Stuart George WoodrowTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and more
- Website
- www.startupcroydon.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Croydon Business Venture LTD
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£727k£701k
- 2024£612k£593k
- 2023£415k£429k
Earlier years
- 2022£438k£425k
- 2021£408k£459k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 43%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN CROYDON AND A TEN MILE RADIUS THEREOF (RELEVANT AREA) BY PROVIDING ADVICE, SUPPORT TRAINING AND MENTORING TO INDIVIDUALS TO ASSIST THEM TO FIND EMPLOYMENT OR TO START AND GROW THEIR OWN BUSINESS INCLUDING ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO START UP BUSINESSES AND OTHER SUCH ACTIVITIES FOR THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE RELEVANT AREA AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME AGREE.
Grants received
2 grants · £36,937 total360Giving 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
- Greater London Authority · £26,937
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
Most recent
- Greater London Authority
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Colin Francis since 2024
- Colin Humphrey since 2025
- Dwayne Miller since 2023
- Geraldine Corrina Sanya since 2021
- Gulnara Otten since 2026
- Mx Joanne Lesley De Serrano since 2026
- Paul Taylor since 2021
- Siffat Shah since 2021
- Stuart George Woodrow since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Colin Francis since 2024
- Colin Humphrey since 2025
- Dwayne Miller since 2023
- Geraldine Corrina Sanya since 2021
- Gulnara Otten since 2026
- Mx Joanne Lesley De Serrano since 2026
- Paul Taylor since 2021
- Siffat Shah since 2021
- Stuart George Woodrow since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1145658
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 SEP 2011
- Companies House
- Company number 01731516 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02037474747 · info@startupcroydon.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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