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Social Enterprise Kent CIC

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 31

  1. Emma Hayley Woodward 2021-2021 Director View profile
  2. Peter Lawrence Tomlinson 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Allison Sheila Ruth Gibbons 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Maureen June Walby 2018-2018 Director View profile
  5. Grant Langfield 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Elizabeth Anne Bailey 2013-2015 Director View profile
  7. Stephanie Jane Karpetas 2013-2014 Director View profile
  8. Bernadette Mary Morgan 2013-2014 Director View profile
  9. Derek John Read 2012-2014 Director View profile
  10. Jacqueline Davis 2011-2013 Director View profile
  11. Philip Charles Goodwin 2011-2014 Director View profile
  12. Claudia Claire Sykes 2011-2023 Director View profile
  13. George Arthur Pybus 2010-2011 Director View profile
  14. Bernard Michael Bone 2007-2013 Director View profile
  15. Raymond Winston Macpherson 2007-2012 Director View profile
  16. Elisabet Sigurdardottir 2007-2011 Director View profile
  17. Charles Philip Bicker 2007-2010 Director View profile
  18. Michael Richmond Spencer Wright 2005-2006 Director View profile
  19. David Colin Jones 2002-2006 Director View profile
  20. Veronica Rogers 1999-2007 Director View profile
  21. Sylvia Everley 1998-2000 Director View profile
  22. Frances Guthrie 1997-2006 Director View profile
  23. Christine James 1993-1994 Director View profile
  24. Brian Richard Munday 1992 Director View profile
  25. Marianne Kidd 1995 Director View profile
  26. Ian James Prodger 1992 Director View profile
  27. John Maurice Laming 2003 Director View profile
  28. John Robert Bland 2006-2012 Secretary View profile
  29. Pamela Myfanwy Banks 1995-2005 Secretary View profile
  30. Cyril Oliver Appleton 1997 Secretary View profile
  31. Janet Susan Merza 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
09/08/1985
Registered office
Margate
Previous names
Enterprising Opportunities C.I.C. (until 05/07/2012)
Enterprising Opportunities Limited (until 16/05/2007)

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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.

Group

  1. Social Enterprise Kent CIC is controlled by Claudia Claire Sykes
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-11-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Claudia Claire Sykes.

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

11 grants · £5,262,073 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 · £3,765,415 (6 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £798,225
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £657,528 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £30,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,905

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £80,0002025-11-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £398,5842024-04-25
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £334,1622023-03-30
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £323,3662023-03-30
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £10,9052023-03-30
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.

8 directors on the board

5.7y median 3.1y
average tenure
14.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Health and social care 2Hospitality 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
01937728
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
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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