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The Lionel Cooke Memorial Fund Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 27

  1. Josh Macalister 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Baroness Jenny Chapman 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Wesley Paul William Streeting 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. Amy Lame 2015-2017 Director View profile
  5. Jessica Rose Phillips 2015-2024 Director View profile
  6. Lord Charles Leslie Falconer of Thoroton 2012-2025 Director View profile
  7. Lord Lawrence Sawyer 2011-2023 Director View profile
  8. Lord Roy Francis Kennedy 2009-2010 Director View profile
  9. Lord Raymond Edward Harry Collins 2008-2024 Director View profile
  10. Peter Watt 2005-2008 Director View profile
  11. Dr Matthew John Carter 2004-2005 Director View profile
  12. Baroness Margaret Ann Jay 2003-2015 Director View profile
  13. David James Pitt-Watson 2003-2009 Director View profile
  14. Baroness Margaret Theresa Prosser OBE 2003-2015 Director View profile
  15. Chandos, Thomas Orlando, Viscount 1998-2003 Director View profile
  16. Rt Hon Lord Alan John Sainsbury 1992-1998 Director View profile
  17. Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos 1992-2001 Director View profile
  18. Lord David Anthony Llewellyn Owen 2003 Director View profile
  19. Sir Frederick Hayday 1990 Director View profile
  20. Rodgers, William, Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank 1998 Director View profile
  21. Rt Hon Lord Herbert William Aylestone 1994 Director View profile
  22. Rt Hon Lord Alfred Robens 1995 Director View profile
  23. Rt Hon Lord John Diamond 2003 Director View profile
  24. Chris Tidswell 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  25. Simon James Mills 2012-2023 Secretary View profile
  26. Richard Humphrey 2003-2012 Secretary View profile
  27. Dudley James Rignell 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of political organizations
Incorporated
16/01/1956
Registered office
Newcastle upon Tyne

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Amy Lame ceased 2017-09-07
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Susan Jane Nye ceased 2017-11-10
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jessica Rose Phillips ceased 2017-11-10
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Charles Falconer ceased 2017-11-10
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. The Lionel Cooke Memorial Fund Limited is controlled by Amy Lame
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-09-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Amy Lame.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£1,060,602
Total assets
£1,320,555
Cash
£158,554
Employees
9
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

3 directors on the board

13.2y median 14.2y
average tenure
14.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Finance 4Hospitality 4Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Education 1Other services 1Public administration 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00560074
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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