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WAR on Want

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 67

  1. Roger Andrew Mckenzie 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Shaben Nisa Begum 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Samantha Mason 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Sunit Bagree 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Michael Patrick William Egan 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Dr Anna Stone 2018-2024 Director View profile
  7. Dr Rafeef Adel Ziadah 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Shaista Aziz 2018-2023 Director View profile
  9. Susan Edith Branford 2017-2020 Director View profile
  10. Mario Novelli 2017-2023 Director View profile
  11. Hugh Anthony Mcmullan 2017-2023 Director View profile
  12. Marilyn Joyce Tyzack 2017-2023 Director View profile
  13. Elisabeth Mary Theresa Pritchard 2017-2021 Director View profile
  14. Amanda Jane Johnson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  15. Nick Moore 2014-2015 Director View profile
  16. John Alexander Laurence Neall 2014-2017 Director View profile
  17. Michael James Norman Whithouse 2013-2014 Director View profile
  18. Dr Anna Morser 2012-2018 Director View profile
  19. Choudhury, Alam, Atif 2011-2017 Director View profile
  20. Branislava Milosevic 2011-2017 Director View profile
  21. Gaynelle Donna Leonora Samuel 2010-2017 Director View profile
  22. Mansoor Ahmed Mirza 2010-2010 Director View profile
  23. Stephen George Preston 2009-2018 Director View profile
  24. Guillermo Rogel 2009-2018 Director View profile
  25. Polly Gemma Jones 2008-2014 Director View profile
  26. Paul Moon 2008-2011 Director View profile
  27. David Hillman 2008-2017 Director View profile
  28. Nicholas Robert Dearden 2007-2010 Director View profile
  29. David Richard Mark Spooner 2007-2012 Director View profile
  30. Yasmin Khan 2006-2008 Director View profile
  31. James O'Nions 2006-2012 Director View profile
  32. Toby Shelley 2005-2008 Director View profile
  33. Jenny Ricks 2005-2008 Director View profile
  34. Rory Palmer 2004-2004 Director View profile
  35. Dick Muskett 2004-2006 Director View profile
  36. Michael Scott 2003-2004 Director View profile
  37. Peter Timothy John Coleman 2003-2009 Director View profile
  38. Carolyne Lindsey Culver 2003-2004 Director View profile
  39. Melanie Alfonso 2003-2006 Director View profile
  40. Niaz Shams Alam 2000-2007 Director View profile
  41. Patricia Ann Ingram 1998-2007 Director View profile
  42. Michael Hindley 1998-2009 Director View profile
  43. Professor Roger Oliver Iredale 1997-2000 Director View profile
  44. Francis Awua-Kyerematen 1997-2001 Director View profile
  45. Jeremy Seabrook 1997-1997 Director View profile
  46. Patrick Joseph Kelly 1996-1999 Director View profile
  47. Alexander Todd Boyle 1996-2010 Director View profile
  48. Martin Peter Hughes 1996-2011 Director View profile
  49. Ralph Edward Gayton 1996-1998 Director View profile
  50. Anna Mary Keene 1994-1997 Director View profile
  51. Deborah Knight 1994-1995 Director View profile
  52. John Ivor Chowcat 1993-2005 Director View profile
  53. Doreen Cameron 1993-1997 Director View profile
  54. Lucy Ackroyd 1993-1995 Director View profile
  55. Michael John Allen 1992-1996 Director View profile
  56. Monica Mary Threlfall 1992-1994 Director View profile
  57. Susan Macgregor 1994 Director View profile
  58. Ferdinand Dennis 1993 Director View profile
  59. Blessed Sele Anyo Modukanele 1996 Director View profile
  60. Michael Ward 1993 Director View profile
  61. Dr Catherine Margaret Una Maclean 1994 Director View profile
  62. Mike Mainwaring 1993 Director View profile
  63. Dr Stuart Logan 1994 Director View profile
  64. Dr Bryan Charles Edward Green 1997 Director View profile
  65. Kazim Khan 1999 Director View profile
  66. Elizabeth Philipson 2003 Director View profile
  67. Benedict Michael Birnberg 2023 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/06/1959
Also a registered charity
WAR on Want

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Stephen George Preston ceased 2018-05-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-10-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Norah Rosina O'Hare ceased 2018-05-01
    significant influence · notified 2018-05-01

Group

  1. WAR on Want is controlled by Stephen George Preston
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-10-01, ceased 2018-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen George Preston.

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.

Grants received

9 grants · £3,150,930 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

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.

10 directors on the board

5.8y median 3.1y
average tenure
31.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Health and social care 3Education 2Business services 1Other services 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00629916
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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