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Waythrough

Other residential care activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 41

  1. Dr Kapil Bakshi 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Seth, Bhakti, Doctor 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Imogen Kate Brawn 2021-2021 Director View profile
  4. Ian Malcolm Macqueen 2020-2026 Director View profile
  5. Janet Elizabeth Bilbie 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Eric John Feltin 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. James Ronald Foyle 2019-2022 Director View profile
  8. Adam Emmanuel Shutkever 2019-2019 Director View profile
  9. Gillian Kathryn Taylor 2019-2020 Director View profile
  10. Alexander Boyt 2019-2025 Director View profile
  11. Sarah Patricia Shepherd 2017-2025 Director View profile
  12. David Wild 2016-2016 Director View profile
  13. Hayward, James Douglas, Cdr 2016-2016 Director View profile
  14. Joyce Drummond-Hill 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Craig Alistair Peterson 2013-2018 Director View profile
  16. Professor Roger Smith 2013-2018 Director View profile
  17. Ian Roberts Dewhirst 2008-2023 Director View profile
  18. John Thompson Spencer 2006-2015 Director View profile
  19. Vivienne Jane Holmes 2006-2022 Director View profile
  20. Karen Elaine Hall 2002-2007 Director View profile
  21. Ronald Leslie Woodworth 2001-2015 Director View profile
  22. James Black 2000-2022 Director View profile
  23. Patrick Norman Anderson 2000-2005 Director View profile
  24. Linda Elizabeth Keith 1999-1999 Director View profile
  25. Christopher George Matthews-Maxwell 1999-2024 Director View profile
  26. William Hills 1993-2000 Director View profile
  27. Jennifer Louise Mooney 1994 Director View profile
  28. Peter Kershaw 1993 Director View profile
  29. Michael William Treasure 2021 Director View profile
  30. William Dennis 1993 Director View profile
  31. Rosalind Kaye Aitchison 1993 Director View profile
  32. Ruth Elizabeth Gertrude Cranfield 1995 Director View profile
  33. Michael Cope 1998 Director View profile
  34. Andrew Whitley 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  35. Edward Anthony Heatley 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  36. Camila Horner 2017-2024 Secretary View profile
  37. Lesley Cavender 2001-2017 Secretary View profile
  38. Gillian Smellie 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  39. Mark Charles Havers 1994-2002 Secretary View profile
  40. David Granath 1993-1997 Secretary View profile
  41. Ian Aitchison 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

9 contracts · £655,000 total

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.

  • Hospital Discharge and Peer Mentoring Service Buyer: Sheffield City Council £655,000 2026-07-22 Source: Find a Tender

    The Hospital Discharge and Peer Mentoring service will work closely with key partners to reduce the likelihood of individuals being re-admitted into hospital within 30 days and offer support, both professionally and peer-led, to individuals…

  • Provision of Drug & Alcohol Specialist Buyer: North Devon District Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Drug and Alcohol specialist attached to the Rough Sleeper service

  • Bradford District Wide Housing Related Support Multiple Disadvantage Services Buyer: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The Council is seeking Providers to deliver projects, under the category of Housing Related Support for Adults. The services are • Short term accommodation with support to independence • Bradford Respite and Intermediate Support Service (BR…

  • North East Area Council Drug and Alcohol worker Buyer: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Drug and Alcohol worker dedicated to the North East Areas of Barnsley

  • Bradford District Wide Services for Rough Sleepers Buyer: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The Council is seeking Providers to deliver projects, under the category of Services Rough Sleepers under the following categories: • Lot 1: Homeless Day Shelter • Lot 2: No Second Night Out Service

  • Connect to Work Programme Buyer: Hartlepool Borough Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Hartlepool Borough Council (the Council) has been appointed as the Lead Body by Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) for the Connect to Work Programme. As such, the Council is responsible for ensuring successful management and delivery of …

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  • Housing, Health & Wellbeing Hospital Discharge Support Service Buyer: Durham County Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The service is to prevent individuals aged 18 and over from being discharged from hospital into street homelessness, and to support safe, timely, and sustainable discharges through coordinated in-hospital intervention and time-limited post-…

  • Safe Accommodation Services Buyer: Surrey County Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    In Surrey our vision is for every adult and child experiencing domestic abuse to be seen, safe and heard, and free from the harm caused by perpetrator behaviour. The work we undertake will drive all action against domestic abuse in the Coun…

  • Integrated All Age Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Service Buyer: Dorset Council Value not published Date not published CPV 85323000 Source: Find a Tender

About

What it does
Other residential care activities n.e.c.; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
30/05/1984
Registered office
Durham
Also a registered charity
Waythrough
Previous names
Humankind Charity (until 06/02/2025)
Developing Initiatives for Support in the Community (until 05/06/2018)
Developing Initiatives for Support in the Community Limited (until 18/03/2011)

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.

  • Lesley Cavender ceased 2017-01-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Paul Vincent Townsley ceased 2023-06-22
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • James Black ceased 2022-03-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Caroline Lesley Gitsham ceased 2023-06-22
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-04-01

Group

  1. Waythrough is controlled by Lesley Cavender
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lesley Cavender.

6 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

72 grants · £15,723,850 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 · £13,320,646 (10 grants)
  • Department for Education · £1,660,939 (5 grants)
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · £517,126 (15 grants)
  • Comic Relief · £119,850
  • BBC Children in Need · £90,240

Most recent

  • Macc £8522025-06-25
  • Macc £2992025-04-30
  • Macc £5762025-04-01
  • Macc £6542024-10-29
  • Macc £7622024-09-17

Contracts awarded

19 contracts · £15,949,604 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

  • Unknown supplier · £12,330,000 (3 contracts)
  • FRC Group · £1,400,000 (2 contracts)
  • TravelPerk UK IRL Limited · £500,000
  • Currys Group LTD t/a Currys Business · £494,000 (2 contracts)
  • Bates Office Services · £360,000 (2 contracts)

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

3.2y median 2.1y
average tenure
7.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (8)

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 11Professional services 2Business services 1Property 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
01820492
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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