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The London Early Years Foundation

Child day-care activities

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

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Previous officers 61

  1. Lauren Georgia Hart 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. David Inness Rae 2021-2026 Director View profile
  3. Susana Castro Kemp 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Richard Keith Timmins 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Mary Josephine Doogan 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. Allan Thomas Lambert 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Madeleine Clare Blackburn 2016-2023 Director View profile
  8. Dr Helen Elizabeth Jenner 2016-2022 Director View profile
  9. Caroline Sylvia Geraldine Tulloch 2014-2018 Director View profile
  10. Alethea Chia Jung Siow 2014-2020 Director View profile
  11. Sarah Anne Wilson 2014-2021 Director View profile
  12. Latif Noorali Sayani 2014-2023 Director View profile
  13. Charlotte Gay Male 2013-2016 Director View profile
  14. Anna Scott-Marshall 2011-2016 Director View profile
  15. Zeeshan Tayyeb 2011-2013 Director View profile
  16. James Stewart Thomson 2011-2015 Director View profile
  17. Judy Hilde Brand 2009-2011 Director View profile
  18. Suzanne Davies 2009-2011 Director View profile
  19. Sajid Javid 2009-2012 Director View profile
  20. Richard James Selwyn 2009-2013 Director View profile
  21. Timothy Willis 2008-2014 Director View profile
  22. Victoria Mary Eves 2008-2014 Director View profile
  23. Professor Deryn Margaret Watson 2007-2008 Director View profile
  24. Lois Frances Symington Pelham Lang 2006-2009 Director View profile
  25. Dr Helen Metcalf 2005-2008 Director View profile
  26. Mary Davina Wynne Finch 2005-2017 Director View profile
  27. Karen Christina Drury 2005-2011 Director View profile
  28. James Warne 2004-2010 Director View profile
  29. Patricia Ann Swannell 2003-2008 Director View profile
  30. Gaynor Houghton-Jones 2003-2009 Director View profile
  31. Halcrow, Margaret Hamilton, Jp 2002-2008 Director View profile
  32. Lady Isabelle Janvrin 2001-2004 Director View profile
  33. Dr Susan Jane Coats 2001-2002 Director View profile
  34. Nina Underhill 2001-2002 Director View profile
  35. Peter Charles Edward Calderbank 2000-2009 Director View profile
  36. Roger Sidney Hancock 2000-2005 Director View profile
  37. Peter Charles Bell 2000-2002 Director View profile
  38. Lady Charlotte Susan Stevenson 1999-2006 Director View profile
  39. Edna Wolfson 1998-2001 Director View profile
  40. Frances Nina Lucinda Silber 1997-2001 Director View profile
  41. Charlotte Louise Clifton Robinson 1995-1998 Director View profile
  42. Rosaleen Mary Haigh 1995-2001 Director View profile
  43. Claire Hitchcock 1995-1998 Director View profile
  44. Lady Julia De Waal 1994-2003 Director View profile
  45. John Walter Robson 1994-2004 Director View profile
  46. Joanna Zelma Kaye 1994-1997 Director View profile
  47. Lady Susan Hordern 1993-1994 Director View profile
  48. William David Rees 1993-1995 Director View profile
  49. Susan Elizabeth Harley 2000 Director View profile
  50. Hanna Ruth Coupland 1992 Director View profile
  51. Deborah Mary Hinton 1994 Director View profile
  52. Lady Octavia Richardson 1991 Director View profile
  53. Georgina Caroline Rhodes 1993 Director View profile
  54. Lady Gillian Rees Mogg 1994 Director View profile
  55. Carolyn Mabey 2000 Director View profile
  56. Angela Margaret Killick 1996 Director View profile
  57. Dame Simone Ruth Prendergast 1997 Director View profile
  58. Lavender Patten 1992 Director View profile
  59. Walton, Christine Margaret, M/S 1997-2004 Secretary View profile
  60. Christine Ann Law 1992-1996 Secretary View profile
  61. Madeline Alice Watson 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Child day-care activities
Incorporated
10/03/1988
Also a registered charity
The London Early Years Foundation
Previous names
Westminster Children's Society (until 27/07/2009)

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. The London Early Years Foundation is controlled by Mary Davina Wynne Finch
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-07-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mary Davina Wynne Finch.

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

14 grants · £493,650 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 · £310,000 (8 grants)
  • Postcode Innovation Trust · £125,000
  • The Childhood Trust · £51,900 (3 grants)
  • Department for Education · £6,750 (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.

8 directors on the board

4.3y median 3.7y
average tenure
11.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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 2Dormant 1Finance 1Professional 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.

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
02228978
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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