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Acorn Venture Association

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

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Previous officers 31

  1. Frances Mary Holdroyd 2014-2018 Director View profile
  2. Susan Marie Langley 2014-2016 Director View profile
  3. Kathleen Evans 2011-2022 Director View profile
  4. David George Ellis 2011-2018 Director View profile
  5. Mary Veronica Johnson 2011-2022 Director View profile
  6. Joan Quilliam 2009-2011 Director View profile
  7. Emily Ratledge 2006-2007 Director View profile
  8. Rev Ralph Davies 2005-2010 Director View profile
  9. Steve Brady 2005-2012 Director View profile
  10. Colin Molloy 2005-2010 Director View profile
  11. Hugh Jones 2004-2009 Director View profile
  12. Eileen Brenda Moss 2003-2011 Director View profile
  13. David Mervyn Porter 1998-2002 Director View profile
  14. Edward Stuart Hurst 1995-2017 Director View profile
  15. Colin Charles Dive 1995-2015 Director View profile
  16. Margaret Harrison 1995-2003 Director View profile
  17. Wendy Ann Creed 1995-2005 Director View profile
  18. Penelope Jane Thomas 1993-1995 Director View profile
  19. Pauline Howard 1992-1993 Director View profile
  20. Jeffrey Ellison 1992-1993 Director View profile
  21. Susan Bailey 1992-1994 Director View profile
  22. John Mark Dickinson 1992 Director View profile
  23. Alan Fletcher 1993 Director View profile
  24. Robin Lestor 1992 Director View profile
  25. Sue Moss 1992 Director View profile
  26. John Curran 1992 Director View profile
  27. William Clarke 1995 Director View profile
  28. Pauline Lydia Burrows 2023 Director View profile
  29. Neil Oliver 1995 Director View profile
  30. Patricia Brand 1992-1995 Secretary View profile
  31. Joyce Harrison 2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/07/1985
Also a registered charity
Acorn Venture Association

Grants received

2 grants · £62,508 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 · £62,508 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £53,3482011-06-27
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,1602007-05-07
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.

7 directors on the board

7.8y median 7.5y
average tenure
15.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Other services 7Dormant 1Education 1Manufacturing 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
01934024
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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