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TLC: Talk, Listen, Change.

Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 46

  1. Carolyn Michelle Blunt 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ruhena Tarafder 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Charlotte Josephine Spain 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Rasheeda Agbalya 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Keith Mitchell 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Luke Jno-Baptiste 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Anita Shepherd 2018-2022 Director View profile
  8. Verity Calderbank 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Graham Ellis 2018-2022 Director View profile
  10. Shahbaz Sarwar 2018-2019 Director View profile
  11. Christine Stelfox 2018-2019 Director View profile
  12. Christopher Michael Gaskell 2018-2025 Director View profile
  13. Michael Gaskell 2018-2018 Director View profile
  14. Katie Mccann 2015-2017 Director View profile
  15. Benjamin Heyworth 2015-2018 Director View profile
  16. Margaret Alison Shannon 2015-2023 Director View profile
  17. Rosemary Agarwala 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. John Brandon Sless 2013-2023 Director View profile
  19. Keith William Marsland 2013-2020 Director View profile
  20. Sharon Rodden 2011-2014 Director View profile
  21. Janis May Marsden 2010-2013 Director View profile
  22. Dr Zoey Gail Malpus 2010-2011 Director View profile
  23. Robert Adrian Levy 2008-2015 Director View profile
  24. Claire Louise Lawton 2008-2010 Director View profile
  25. Christopher Patrick Callaghan 2007-2018 Director View profile
  26. Bernice Lieberman 2007-2011 Director View profile
  27. Catherine Anne Vickerman 2006-2018 Director View profile
  28. Michael Gibson 2003-2007 Director View profile
  29. Singleton, Sarah, Qc 2003-2012 Director View profile
  30. Ian Graham Keith Fenwick 2002-2006 Director View profile
  31. Andrew Peel 2002-2006 Director View profile
  32. Nikki Wollerton 1999-2008 Director View profile
  33. Malcolm David Birkett 1999-2018 Director View profile
  34. Martine Theresa Swinscoe 1997-2003 Director View profile
  35. Rozita Hussain 1997-2011 Director View profile
  36. Revd Gerald Stanley Broadbent 1996-1998 Director View profile
  37. Michael Roy Harris 1996-1999 Director View profile
  38. Right Reverend Christopher John Mayfield 1996-2002 Director View profile
  39. Kathleen Mary Baker 1996-2006 Director View profile
  40. Bryan George Goude 1996-2001 Director View profile
  41. Russell Thomas Vassa Lewis 1995-2000 Director View profile
  42. David Martin Ackroyd 2000 Director View profile
  43. Gordon Labron Johnson 2002 Director View profile
  44. Norma Moore 1995 Director View profile
  45. Susan Joan Parkes 1994-2014 Secretary View profile
  46. Patricia Ann Raikes 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • TC1077 – Domestic Violence & Abuse Services Buyer: Manchester City Council Value not published Date not published CPV 85000000 Source: Find a Tender

    This service will focus on providing support and interventions for children, young people and their families. Both services shall be underpinned by the key principles of early intervention and prevention, developing resilience and partnersh…

  • 150 PST COUNSELLING SESSIONS Buyer: DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    PROVISION OF A FULLY COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE FOR PST COUNSELLING SESSIONS CONTRACT BETWEEN DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES NHS FOUNDATION TRUST AND TALK, LISTEN, CHANGE TRUST WIDE

About

What it does
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
01/05/1981
Registered office
Manchester
Also a registered charity
TLC: Talk, Listen, Change
Previous names
Relate Greater Manchester South (until 06/03/2017)

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Keith William Marsland ceased 2018-01-10
    significant influence · notified 2017-02-08
  • Margaret Alison Shannon ceased 2023-12-07
    significant influence · notified 2017-02-08
  • Christopher Michael Gaskell ceased 2025-12-17
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-01-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - 11 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 11 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. TLC: Talk, Listen, Change. is controlled by Michelle Hill
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-02-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michelle Hill.

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

Employees
1.34
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

14 grants · £851,025 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

  • Henry Smith Foundation · £250,400 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £236,962 (6 grants)
  • BBC Children in Need · £230,148 (4 grants)
  • Postcode Innovation Trust · £130,544
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,971

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002025-11-27
  • Postcode Innovation Trust £130,5442025-05-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002023-03-03
  • BBC Children in Need £5002022-10-20
  • BBC Children in Need £115,6612021-08-10
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

6.1y median 3.5y
average tenure
24.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (4)

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 12Professional services 3Dormant 1Education 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01559314
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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