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

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Previous officers 62

  1. Philip John Addis 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Sanjeen Payne-Kumar 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Leah Campbell 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Victoria Louise Walsh 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Virginia Anne Pickering Keen 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Julian Richards 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Bryan Sampson 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. Peter Stanley Duke 2014-2020 Director View profile
  9. Anthony Henry Pooley 2014-2021 Director View profile
  10. Geraldine Elizabeth Mckibbin 2014-2015 Director View profile
  11. Jacqueline Bawden 2013-2014 Director View profile
  12. Jane Irene Rowell 2013-2021 Director View profile
  13. Timothy John Miller 2012-2013 Director View profile
  14. Dr Martin Edward Hamer 2011-2020 Director View profile
  15. Nigel Brian Clake 2011-2020 Director View profile
  16. Jane Elizabeth James 2009-2022 Director View profile
  17. James Michael Layton 2007-2009 Director View profile
  18. Dr Hoshang Bharucha 2006-2013 Director View profile
  19. Susan Clare Dredge 2006-2007 Director View profile
  20. Lesley Andrews 2005-2011 Director View profile
  21. Susan Margaret Thorpe 2005-2013 Director View profile
  22. Thomas Henry Welch 2005-2005 Director View profile
  23. Arthur Benjamin Laflin 2004-2013 Director View profile
  24. Alison Mary Irving 2003-2012 Director View profile
  25. Mary Elizabeth Jarvis 2002-2003 Director View profile
  26. Thomas George Stewart Mccaw 2002-2011 Director View profile
  27. Anthony Arnold Paul Thorpe 2002-2010 Director View profile
  28. Alan Eric Fox 2002-2012 Director View profile
  29. David John Edward Evans 2001-2010 Director View profile
  30. James Price 2001-2004 Director View profile
  31. Norman Joseph Deryck Ames 2000-2005 Director View profile
  32. Elizabeth Jane Grant 2000-2011 Director View profile
  33. Maureen Hill Sinnott 2000-2001 Director View profile
  34. Phillip Lloyd Owens 2000-2001 Director View profile
  35. Desmond Lawther Briggs 1999-2001 Director View profile
  36. Valerie Irene Price 1999-2007 Director View profile
  37. Elizabeth Anne Cooke 1999-2003 Director View profile
  38. Sheila Boulter 1997-1999 Director View profile
  39. Henry Miles 1997-2000 Director View profile
  40. Jasper Dorgan 1997-2001 Director View profile
  41. Hazel Jean Gillingham 1997-1999 Director View profile
  42. Earle, David Eric Martin, Col 1997-1999 Director View profile
  43. George Ferguson Mcdonic 1997-2007 Director View profile
  44. Michael Elwyn Jones 1997-2008 Director View profile
  45. Denise Brenda Smyter 1997-2005 Director View profile
  46. Sylvia Brown 1996-2008 Director View profile
  47. Robert Paschal Harries 1995-2001 Director View profile
  48. Kenneth Arthur Bines 1994-2001 Director View profile
  49. Ella Doreene Banner 1993-1996 Director View profile
  50. Trevor Hazelgrove 1997 Director View profile
  51. Clare Jennifer Evans 1994 Director View profile
  52. Anthony Keith Mitchard 2007 Director View profile
  53. John Bernard Ainslie 2000 Director View profile
  54. Timothy Vernon Francis Pape 2000 Director View profile
  55. Harold Frederick Wensley Cory 1995 Director View profile
  56. Karen Margaret Williams 2021-2024 Secretary View profile
  57. Dominik Olkowski 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  58. Samantha Frances Beale 2016-2019 Secretary View profile
  59. Rosalind Marjorie Eyles 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  60. Peter James Brearley 2010-2015 Secretary View profile
  61. Christopher John Holmes 2004-2010 Secretary View profile
  62. Carol Anne Drew 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/09/1983
Also a registered charity
Community First

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.

  • Jane Irene Rowell ceased 2021-10-06
    significant influence · notified 2021-03-12
  • Steven Derek Boocock ceased 2024-09-06
    significant influence · notified 2021-10-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Community First is controlled by Jane Irene Rowell
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2021-03-12, ceased 2021-10-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jane Irene Rowell.

5 other companies in this group

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

36 grants · £3,751,348 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £3,017,473 (17 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £321,201
  • Henry Smith Foundation · £176,400 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £153,500
  • BBC Children in Need · £32,481 (2 grants)

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.

9 directors on the board

7.2y median 5.1y
average tenure
19y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

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.

Utilities 3Construction 2Health and social care 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Education 1Finance 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
01757334
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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